Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
New analysis of data by Lloyds Bank has found that its customers spent a fifth more on household energy (24%) and fuel (20%) in the last fortnight, compared to the two weeks before. Fuel spend peaked on 24th September (the day after one of the biggest UK petrol station operators said a number of its forecourts…
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Open banking provider, Yolt Technology Services (YTS), launched its inaugural European Open Banking Outlook (EOBO) revealing huge growth potential for open banking, with 40% of banking customers across Europe’s biggest markets not currently using any open banking solution. YTS also sets out how this potential can be unlocked. The EOBO, produced in partnership with the…
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Subscription loan provider, Creditspring has launched a new credit builder product that helps members gradually improve their credit score without running the risk of incurring further debt. The product, called Step, is the industry’s first credit builder product where the issuer takes on risk through loans borrowed, offers members a small, no-interest loan in exchange…
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The Department for Levelling Up Housing and Communities has released the third wave of the Household Resilience Survey which has indicated that renters’ resilience has been pummelled by the pandemic, and has highlighted the new threat of inflation. The research found that 7% of private renters were behind on the rent in April-May (up from…
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Equifax has announced the launch of a new browser-based scorecard monitoring tool that is designed to transform complex scorecard monitoring into a range of accessible visualisations that shows the performance of a scorecard over time. As increasing numbers of organisations build and utilise bespoke scores to optimise decision making, there is an associated overhead to…
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Ofwat has urged the water sector to do more to make data open and accessible as a means to share information, collaborate on sector-wide challenges, and improve trust in the industry. The water regulator’s discussion paper says that open data means making data freely available to everyone to access, use and share, unless there’s a…
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Consumer card spending grew 13.3 per cent in September compared to the same period in 2019, as consumers enjoyed the last of the summer sun. However, ongoing supply chain shortages and rising food and energy prices have hampered consumer confidence. Data from Barclaycard has revealed that spending on essential items increased 14.4 per cent –…
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Over half (55%) of UK credit providers plan to implement Open Banking in 2021, with 93% of those businesses expecting to do so in the next 12 months, according to the latest Open Banking Research Report by credit reference agency, Equifax. With the pandemic accelerating consumer adoption of new technologies, and more digital data available…
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Latest card spending figures from global analytics software provider FICO has indicated that the summer holidays and continued reliance on pandemic savings probably contributed to a growth in average spending on cards. The analysis shows that the average spend on credit cards increased £23 to £711 in August 2021. This is the highest level since…
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New figures released today from Experian have found that mortgage application volumes are up 17% in September this year, when comparing figures to those in September 20191 before the stamp duty holiday2 was in effect). The younger age demographics are fueling these figures, with average daily mortgage applications up 20% for those in their 30s.…
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New figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that the consumer car finance market reported a fall in new business volumes of 10% in August 2021 compared with the same month in 2020. In the eight months to August 2021, new business volumes remained 16% higher than in the same period in…
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New figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that second charge mortgage new business volumes grew by 103% in August 2021 Commenting on the latest new business figures for the second charge mortgage market, Fiona Hoyle, Director of Consumer & Mortgage Finance and Inclusion at the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA), said:…
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New figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business grew by 13% in August 2021 compared with the same month in 2020. In the eight months to August 2021, new business remained 15% higher than in the same period in 2020. The retail store and online credit sector…
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