Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
New figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that new business volumes in the point of sale (POS) consumer new car finance market fell by 16% in September, compared with the same month in 2017, and the value of new business was 14% lower over the same period. In Q3 2018 overall,…
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New figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show consumer finance new business fell by 1% in September, compared with the same month last year. In Q3 2018, new business grew by 5% compared with the same quarter in 2017. In September, credit card and personal loan new business together grew by 4%…
Read moreThe Bank of England latest figures has revealed that consumer credit increased by £0.8bn in September. This was less than in August, as new borrowing for car finance fell sharply. Consumer borrowing grew at its lowest rate for three years last month after car sales dropped 20 percent, The annual growth rate of consumer borrowing…
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published the complaints figures for regulated firms for the first half of 2018. Complaints continued to increase for the fourth successive half year, reaching a new record level of 4.13 million complaints made to 3,161 firms. This was a 10% increase compared with the previous 6-month period. 98%…
Read moreUK Finance has published its household finance update for September 2018 which reveals that Gross mortgage lending across the residential market in September was £21.5bn, some 1.2 percent lower than last September. The number of mortgages approved by the main high street banks in September was 9.1 percent lower than last September; approvals for house purchase…
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Here is an overview of The Money Charity’s latest statistics for October 2018: Personal debt in the UK People in the UK owed £1.5987 trillion at the end of August 2018. This is up from £1.5544 trillion at the end of August 2017, an extra £849.91 per UK adult and £66.96 higher than the previous month. The average…
Read moreThe Consumer Credit Trade Association (CCTA) has published a statement in response to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ‘Dear CEO’ letter issued to all high cost short-term lenders (HCSTL) regarding the issues surrounding the increase in complaints about unaffordable lending and how the FCA expect firms to firms to manage the impact. Lenders have been requested to…
Read moreNew research from NS&I has revealed that 14% of Britons (7 million people) think they may have lost track of a financial product, highlighting the staggering amount of money left dormant with UK financial services providers. And it’s not just savings accounts, with a fifth (20%) admitting there is a possibility that they have lost…
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UK Finance, the trade organisation representing around 300 firms in the finance and banking industry operating in the UK, has today announced the appointment of David Postings, Global Chief Executive, Bibby Financial Services and Mark Barnett, President of Mastercard UK, Ireland, Nordics & Baltics, to its Board. David and Mark will be joining the 22-strong…
Read moreThe Treasury Committee has published its response to the Household Finances Report from July. Commenting on the response, Rt Hon. Nicky Morgan MP, Chair of the Treasury Committee, said “In its report, the Committee expressed concern about the over-zealous debt collection practices of public authorities. The Government’s rehashing of existing policies in its response adds…
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People over the age of 45 who have failed to make debt repayments are three times more likely than under 25s to have a credit card balance not settled in full every month, according to the latest Arrow Global consumer research. Delving further into the findings on those who have failed to make debt repayments,…
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The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has responded to the FCA consultation on a new directory which will continue to show Appointed Representatives after the Senior Managers & Certification Regime has been extended. This meets the requirements set out under the Mortgage Credit Directive. The AMI says it supports the addition of mortgage advisers to this list to…
Read moreConsumer spending across a wide range of UK business sectors is being restricted due to low awareness levels around the availability of point-of-sale credit options. The figures come from a new research report, which found that if consumers didn’t have the immediate funds to purchase something they wanted, just 6% would think to check if…
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