Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Experian has announced it has launched CreditLock, a new feature that will enable customers to lock their Experian Credit Report at the touch of a button. CreditLock allows CreditExpert and Identity Plus customers to ‘lock’ or ‘unlock’ their Experian Credit Report using a toggle switch in the app or online. Certain high-risk credit applications (such…
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The Nottingham Building Society has announced that it has appointed Anthony Murphy as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), subject to regulatory approval. Murphy is set to join the Society in March 2023 to lead the Finance team and continue the Society’s strong financial performance and drive strategic growth. Murphy joins the Society from digital…
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Specialist intermediary-only lender, Foundation Home Loans, has announced the appointment of Sarah Hartwell as a Regional Account Manager. Hartwell starts with immediate effect and will be responsible for the South region, working with advisory firms and practices based there offering Foundation’s specialist residential and buy-to-let product solutions. Hartwell has close to 20 years experience working…
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New entrant bank, Ashman has announced that it has appointed Ben Hynes as Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Mark Holloway as Chief Technology Officer (CTO), expanding its senior team. In his new role as CIO, Hynes will lead the management of the bank’s IT Infrastructure, systems and operations, and will drive Ashman’s ambitious IT and…
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Custom Credit has announced that it has agreed a partnership use LendingMetrics’ Auto Decision Platform (ADP) to speed up decisioning. The Sussex-based lender, which specialises in tailoring their loan to their borrower’s needs to ensure optimal outcome to provide customers with that information on a monthly basis to give them a new level of insight…
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LHV UK, a banking service provider to 200 fintech companies has appointed risk and data science consultancy, Jaywing to help create its cloud-based data infrastructure. LHV will leverage Jaywings’s experience in regulation and data management best practices, Jaywing will establish a data infrastructure and reporting suite in line with UK regulatory standards and optimise…
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Tesco Bank has announced the appointment of Craig Bundell as its new ‘Help me Borrow’ Director. Blundell will lead Tesco Bank’s lending business, including all of Tesco Bank’s lending products which includes a range of credit cards, with over 1.9 million customers and personal loans, with more than 440,000 customers. Blundell, who joins from Hastings…
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Harry Russell has been appointed as Jaja Finance’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO), becoming a member of the leading digital lender’s executive team. Previously Russell was CFO at RateSetter helping to scale it from a start-up through to its sale to Metro Bank. Prior to this, Russell worked at KPMG and PwC. David Chan, CEO…
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Experian has today been recognised for its verification technology and solutions, achieving certification through the Government’s Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework (DIATF) The framework outlines the Government’s vision and rules for the future use of digital identities, with the ambition to make it easier and simpler for individuals to prove who they are using…
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Responsible lender Creditspring has expanded its senior leadership team with a new Vice President of Operations, Head of Credit Operations and Head of Data. Creditspring’s new Vice President of Operations, Hannah Matson, joins from merchant bank BDT & Company International where she was Regional Manager for the Business Administration and hired to support their European expansion. Previous…
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Sub-prime lender, Morses Club has announced major losses in the past six month The firms finances fell to a loss of almost £21 million for the period, against a profit of £1.8 million last year. The lender announced that it has been forced to “take steps” to constrain lending in key areas despite its existing…
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Tandem Bank has strengthened its executive team with the appointment of two new senior executives. David McCarthy has been appointed as Tandem’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) becoming a member of both the bank’s Board and executive committee. McCarthy joins Tandem from Atom Bank where he has been CFO for the past eight years, following previous…
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Anti-money laundering specialist (AML) SmartSearch has promoted Tom Dockerty to the position of Vice President of Professional Services Sales. Dockerty has been a key part of the SmartSearch sales team, having joined as one of the company’s first sales executives almost 11 years ago. His promotion to Vice President follows the continued success of the…
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