Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
More than a quarter of UK consumers would be happy for service providers to share their personal data with other suppliers or third parties, according to new research. The findings were reported in a study completed by outsourced customer contact specialist Echo Managed Services. The company surveyed 1,000 UK residents on their knowledge and attitudes to debt and asked…
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Pepper Money (PMB) has finalised the terms to acquire 100% of the second charge lender, Optimum Credit Ltd, from its current owner Patron Capital, as part of its ongoing UK growth strategy. The purchase, which remains subject to regulatory approval, will see Pepper Money acquire Optimum Credit’s entire business, which includes a UK second charge…
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A new report by the Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) has found that 40% of young adults cannot afford to buy one of the cheapest homes in their area even with a 10% deposit. The report said house prices in England have risen by 173% over two decades. Average pay for 25-34 year-olds has grown…
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New figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business in August grew by 10% compared with the same month last year. Credit card and personal loan new business together grew by 9% compared with August 2017, while retail store and online credit new business increased by 7%. Second…
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UK Finance has released its latest Household Finance update for August 2018. The findings showed that credit card spending was 7.6 per cent higher than a year earlier, with outstanding levels on card borrowing growing by 5.8 per cent over the year. Gross mortgage lending for the total market in August was £24.1bn, some 1.2…
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The winners of the second annual 2018 Credit & Collections Technology Awards have been revealed. There were sixteen winners from the eighteen Awards categories which are covered by four main headings of Credit, Collections, Credit & Collections services and Innovation. The awards ceremony was held at Credit Services Association’s (CSA) annual Gala dinner at the…
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The winners of the second annual Credit & Collections Technology Awards were announced last night at the Credit Services Associations’s annual Gala dinner at the Crown Plaza in Stratford-upon-Avon. Eighteen winners from the Awards categories which are covered by four main headings of Credit, Collections, Credit & Collections services and Innovation were revealed. Stay tuned…
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Lending criteria sourcing provide, Knowledge Bank has announced that is now offering brokers the ability to perform criteria searches within two lending types: Bridging and Commercial. The addition of the new sectors has added over 9,000 individual criteria to the Knowledge Bank system taking the total criteria held by the system to over 70,000. This…
Read moreNew 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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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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The annual growth rate of consumer credit slowed in July, to 8.5% but remains elevated relative to 2009-12 according to the latest lending figures from the Bank of England. Households borrowed an additional £3.2 billion secured against their homes in July. Net lending has been relatively stable over the past year but this was the lowest…
Read moreCredit and eligibility experts TotallyMoney have partnered with the UK’s first online mortgage broker Trussle to offer customers a free and seamless way to get a mortgage online. The partnership builds on TotallyMoney’s success as a Free Credit Report provider and credit card and loan comparison specialists. By integrating Trussle’s mortgage broking service, TotallyMoney now…
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Latest figures from UK Finance’s Mortgage Trends update for Quarter 2 2018 show a continued growth for UK remortgaging with London remortgaging activity reaching a nine-year high. Commenting on the data, Jackie Bennett, Director of Mortgages at UK Finance, said “Remortgaging in London reached its highest level in nine years in the second quarter of this year, as…
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