Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Energy UK has commented on the Conservative manifesto to implement a price cap. Lawrence Slade, chief executive of Energy UK said: “The energy industry stands ready to work with the next government to help deliver an energy system that works for everyone. “Targeting support for vulnerable customers and making sure the market works fairly for everyone…
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Non-Standard Finance has announced that Loans at Home, the group’s home-collected credit business, had received its full FCA authorisation. Loans at Home was established in 1938 and occupied the number three position in UK home credit, according to Non-Standard Finance. A Non-Standard Finance statement said “Since acquisition, Loans at Home’s management team has completely revitalised all…
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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has dealt with record numbers of data protection incidents, nuisance marketing cases and individual complaints. Releasing the ICO’s annual performance statistics for 2016/17, Deputy Commissioner Simon Entwisle revealed that the regulator had received more reported data protection breaches and fined more companies for unlawful activities than ever before. The ICO’s free…
Read moreOfcom is to review the cost of calling some telephone services, to ensure people are protected from high prices and unfair practices. People have been spending less on mobile and landline calls in recent years, and consumers generally have a wide choice of call packages and phone services. However, Ofcom is concerned about the rising…
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Zopa has been granted full authorisation by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for peer-to-peer lending. Giles Andrews, co-founder and Chairman of Zopa said “Zopa, both individually and as a founder member of the Peer-to-Peer Finance Association (P2PFA), has campaigned for peer-to-peer lending to be a regulated activity for a number of years. We are delighted to…
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The Central Bank of Ireland has published a consultation paper on the investment framework for credit unions. Under existing regulations, credit unions can invest in a range of specified investment classes. These include government securities, bank deposits, bank bonds and collective investment schemes made up of these instruments. These are subject to specified maturity and…
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A company behind 99.5million nuisance calls has been fined a record £400,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). Keurboom Communications Ltd has been issued the ICO’s highest ever nuisance calls fine after more than 1,000 people complained about recorded – also known as automated – calls. The calls, made over an 18 month period, related…
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Mobile phone providers in the UK will have to offer their customers the opportunity to set a limit on their monthly bill, following a new law passed by Parliament. Citizens Advice has today said this puts the power to manage their finances back into the hands of consumers. The national charity has called for all…
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The Bank of England has launched a new voluntary code of conduct designed to promote ‘fairness and integrity’ in UK money markets. Although not legally binding, it is hoped senior managers will oversee the code’s implementation within financial firms. The code sets out key behavioural principles around ethics, information-sharing and trade execution, and helps to…
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published data on the number of complaints reported by firms under new rules which came into force on 30 June 2016. The total number of complaints reported by firms in the second half of 2016 was 3.04 million. This number is higher than previous reporting periods because under the…
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Finalised guidance on the fair treatment of mortgage customers in payment shortfall (also known as arrears) and the impact of automatic capitalisation (FG17/4) has been published by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The guidance will help set out a remediation framework for customers who have suffered harm because of automatic capitalisation of payment shortfall, as…
Read moreThe Central Bank of Ireland has fined Allied Irish Banks,(‘AIB’) €2,275,000 and reprimanded it for six breaches of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing) Act, 2010. All six breaches have been admitted by AIB. The Central Bank identified six breaches of the CJA 2010 as a result of significant failures in AIB’s anti‐money…
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The Board of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed an additional six members to the FCA’s Regulatory Decisions Committee (RDC). The newest members appointed to the RDC are Karen Johnston and Nick Lord. They join Stuart McIntosh, Philip Marsden, Robin Mason and Malcolm Nicholson who were appointed last year. The RDC is responsible for…
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