Identity Fraud rises 52% in 2015

5th July 2016 Consumer Collections |

Cifas reveals that criminals target fraud victims aged under 30. The figure is up by 52% in 2015. The fraud figure for 2015 showed that 23,959 people aged 30 and under were victims of identity fraud. This is up from 15,766 in 2014, and is more than double the 11,000 victims in 2010.  

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4% fall in Serious tenant arrears as jobs boom

3rd July 2016 Consumer Collections |

Fewer tenants are falling into serious rent arrears thanks to the improving employment market, according to letting agents Your Move and Reeds Rains.

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Poor Service results in Protest Debt

1st July 2016 Consumer Collections |

Research by Echo Managed Services suggests that consumers are purposely withholding payments as a result of poor customer service or billing issues. Full details of the report can be found here.

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Mortgage fraud suffers losses equivalent to £1.3 billion annually, according the Annual Fraud Indicator 2016 report

12th May 2016 Consumer Collections |

Mortgage fraud suffers losses equivalent to £1.3 billion annually, according the Annual Fraud Indicator 2016 report. Out of every 10,000 mortgage applications, 84 are suspected of being fraudulent.

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