Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) has announced it has had to suspend its Transforming Compliance and Enforcement Programme (TCEP) enforcing court orders and collecting historic criminal debt will continue unchanged after further upgrades to the service, including systems and technology, were put on hold. The plans are no longer affordable within the Ministry of Justice’s…
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Introducing ‘Open Banking’ style measures to the energy market would make it easier for small businesses to switch providers and access cheaper tariffs, according to new proposals by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). Open Energy: Using data to create a smarter, cheaper and fairer energy market, commissioned by FSB and produced by Fingleton Associates,…
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Latest Irish residential mortgage arrears & repossessions have shown that mortgage arrears have continued to fall according to latest statistics released by the Central Bank of Ireland in Q2 2018. The number of accounts in arrears over 720 days continued to fall, and Q2 2018 marked the twelfth consecutive decline. Accounts in arrears over 720…
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New figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that point of sale (POS) consumer car finance new business volumes grew 6% in July, compared with the same month in 2017, while the value of new business increased by 11% over the same period. The POS consumer new car finance market reported new…
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New figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show consumer finance new business grew in July by 9%, compared with the same month last year. Credit card and personal loan new business together grew by 11% compared with July 2017, while retail store and online credit new business increased by 4%. Second charge…
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New figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that Second charge mortgage new business volumes up by 5% in July. Commenting on the July 2018 new business figures for the second charge mortgage market, Fiona Hoyle, Head of Consumer and Mortgage Finance at the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA), said “The second charge…
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Josephine (Josie) Broadstock, of Warrington, together with Robert Jones, 39 of Stockport, have been banned from being company directors following an Insolvency Service investigation. Husband and wife, Josie and Mark Broadstock, along with Robert Jones, were directors of Smooth Financial Consultants Ltd (Smooth). The company was incorporated in June 2005 and traded as The Debt…
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Changing credit conditions can favour dealer finance according to new analysis by software supplier Sword Apak. The analysis suggests that even with tighter credit conditions, dealers can succeed by adopting a more targeted approach to used car financing opportunities. Executive Vice President James Powell said “The recent increase in the UK Base Rate will impact motor retailing…
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An increased focus on compliance risks detracting businesses from making investments to protect their organisation against fraud, according to new research by TransUnion (formerly Callcredit). The research, part of which forms the Fraud Fortress report, revealed that compliance is the area most commonly expected to drive increased expenditure (64%), potentially at the expense of prevention…
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Energy regulator Ofgem has announced its price cap measures which it says will benefit over 11 million more households on poor value default tariffs and protect them from being overcharged. The announcement follows Parliament passing the Government’s Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Act, which became law on July 19 and gives Ofgem a duty…
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A report by the National Audit Office (NAO) has revealed that problem debt costing the economy £847 million a year. The report has found that £248m of that sum came from increased use of housing and health services Problem debt – defined as the inability to pay debts or household bills – affects an estimated…
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Enforcement specialist JBW Group has acquired shares in Court Enforcement Services (CESL) further growing the UK operations of multi-national of JBW’s parent company Outsourcing Inc. Court Enforcement Services will continue to be managed separately to JBW and will retain its brand and management team, led by Managing Director, Daren Simcox. Simcox said “Court Enforcement Services…
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New research from Royal London reveals the average cost of a funeral is £3,757, with costs having stabilised this year (£3,784 in 2017). The Royal London National Funeral Cost Index, in its fifth year, shows that London has consistently been the most expensive region in the UK for a funeral, with the average funeral costing…
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