Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
The Credit Services Association (CSA), the voice of the UK debt collection and debt purchase sectors, has confirmed the line-up of speakers for this year’s UK Credit and Collections Conference (UKCCC). Two senior executives from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) – Roma Pearson (Head of Consumer Credit) and Richard Fox (Head of Cross-Sectorial & Funds…
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Ireland’s Central Bank has released its latest money and banking statistics for March 2018. The figures show that lending for house purchase increased by €184 million. This represents the fifth consecutive month of positive annual growth. Other highlights include: Developments in Household credit and deposits Loans to households, adjusted for loan sales and securitisations, declined…
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Millions of consumers feel they are ‘living beyond their means’, a study has found. Researchers discovered a large percentage of the nation fall back on credit cards and overdrafts when wages fail to last until the end of the month according to new research by Vantage Leasing. Of the 2,000 Consumer surveyed, 43 percent have…
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The number of tickets issued to drivers on parking on private land has surged by almost a million in just 12 months to a new high, the latest official data suggests. RAC Foundation analysis of DVLA data shows that in the last financial year (2017-18) 5.65 million sets of vehicle keeper records were released to…
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The Shadow Chancellor has announced Labour’s plans to place a cap on the total amount that can be paid in overdraft fees or interest payments. The move is supported by campaigners, such as actor Michael Sheen, Labour’s says it plans will help an estimated 2.7 million people who according to the Financial Conduct Authority are…
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The Insolvency Service has released the latest numbers personal insolvency in Quarter 1 (January to March 2018). The figures show that individual insolvencies reached the highest quarterly level since Quarter 3 of 2012. This was driven primarily by an increase in individual voluntary arrangements, which reached a record high, while the number of bankruptcies and…
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The Civil Court Users Association (CCUA) has announced that it has secured Susan Acland-Hood CEO of Her Majesty’s Courts & Tribunal Service (HMCTS) as its Keynote Speaker its Annual Conference in Birmingham on 16th October. Commenting on the news Amir Ali Chair of the CCUA said “I got the chance to meet and brief Prime Minister…
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Households across the UK are footing the bill for billions of pounds in excess profits made by electricity distribution companies – the firms which run the wires that take power into people’s homes. New analysis released by Citizens Advice shows just how much consumers in different regions are paying over the odds and which firms…
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Latest update figures on household finance by UK Finance indicates that card spending was 1.2 percent lower than in March 2017 with repayments outstripping new lending in the first quarter of 2018. Outstanding levels of credit card borrowing have grown by 5.8 per cent over the year. Gross mortgage lending in March is estimated to have…
Read moreMore than 50 leading businesses and organisations have contributed to the development of a £1 billion deal to put the nation at the forefront of the artificial intelligence industry, featuring almost £300 million of new private sector investment. The deal between government and industry, announced by Business Secretary Greg Clark and Digital Secretary Matt Hancock…
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Bradford & Bingley plc (B&B), part of UK Asset Resolution Limited (UKAR), has confirmed that it has agreed to sell two separate portfolios of buy to let and residential owner-occupied mortgages to an investor group led by Barclays Bank PLC for a total of £5.3bn. Financial completion is expected within the next few weeks and…
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Credit management firm Intrum UK has announced that it has this month deployed a collections ‘chatbot’ powered by artificial intelligence. The chatbot enables customers to receive answers to their questions 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The technology is being piloted in Intrum’s UK and Norwegian businesses before it is deployed globally. The intelligent…
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Debt purchaser has announced its latest company results. Main highlights include: Operating earnings, adjusted for non-recurring expenses and revaluations of portfolios of receivables improved to SEK 973 M. Compared to the first quarter (pro forma) of 2017 operating earnings increased by 10 percent. Portfolio investments for the quarter amounted to SEK 1,373 M. The carrying…
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