Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
More than half of the UK consumers (almost 27 million), will head into 2020 in debt, with almost five million owing over £10,000 in loans and credit, according to a poll conducted by money.co.uk. Money.co.uk polled 2,018 people living in the UK, aged 16-64 years, and found that, not including mortgages, almost two thirds (63%) will…
Read more
According to new research by GoCompare, only 43% of consumers will start the new decade with their finances in good shape. Younger adults are the least optimistic about their finances. Just 29% of 18 to 24-year olds and 26% of 25 to 34-year olds feel they are in good order. In stark contrast, over half…
Read more
Research by credit specialist TotallyMoney and MoneyComms has warned that lenders are putting the squeeze on introductory 0% interest cards for balance transfers. Consumers looking to take charge of their debt in the new year may struggle to find a deal that lasts long enough to clear their debt interest-free. The research shows lenders are…
Read more
Credit Connect Media will host its first free live webinar in February. The webinar titled “How to accelerate effective collections with digital transformation” will be the first of a series of webinars looking at the latest thematic innovations enhancing collections strategy. The first partner for the webinar will be Lightico, winner of the Contact Centre…
Read moreAndrew Bailey has been appointed as the new Bank of England governor. The current chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority will become the Bank’s 121st governor. Her Majesty the Queen has approved the appointment. In order to provide for a smooth transition, the current Governor, Mark Carney, has agreed to now complete his term…
Read more
A noticeable levelling off of credit card lending over the second half of 2019 so far bucks a significant long-term trend, suggesting that we may see big changes in the credit market during 2020, according to the December 2019 Money Statistics, produced by The Money Charity. In 2019, after years of considerable, rapid growth, credit…
Read more
Here is an overview of The Money Charity’s latest statistics for December 2019: Personal debt in the UK People in the UK owed £1,665 billion at the end of October 2019. The average total debt per household, including mortgages, was £59,840 and per adult was £31,569, around 111.7% of average earnings. Net mortgage lending rose…
Read more
New figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business was 2% lower in October 2019 than the same month in 2018, and held steady in the first ten months to October. Within this overall picture, retail store and online credit new business grew in October by 1% compared…
Read more
Banks have been urged by debt charity StepChange ‘not to shroud their repeated-overdraft use strategies in mystery’. With new rules on overdraft repeat use starting today (18th December 2019), the charity says that banks will need careful oversight by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to ensure they break the cycle of financially vulnerable people getting…
Read more
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a Call for Input (CfI) on the opportunities presented by so-called ‘open finance.’ Open finance builds on the principles of open banking – the sharing of data which provides new ways for customers and businesses to make the most of their money. Open finance would extend those principles…
Read more
The Christmas period is set to cost British consumers almost £1,000 each. A study of 2,000 adults found celebrating the festive season by buying presents, food and drink, and outfits for parties will see them splash out an average of £973.80 per person. Gifts for friends and family take up more than half of the…
Read more
More than six in ten consumers (62%) would be happy to try retina recognition identification, according to new research from Equifax. In general, respondents were very open to trying new forms of biometric verification, including fingerprint (61%), facial recognition (57%) and palm verifier (57%). There was, however, some reluctance when it came to verification by…
Read more
Insurance specialists Premium Credit has announced that it has appointed James Wilson as its new Chief Risk Officer. Wilson will be responsible for leading the company’s legal, risk, and compliance functions. In his new role, Wilson will join Premium Credit’s executive team and report directly to Chief Executive Tara Waite. Wilson has held a variety…
Read more