Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Consumer demand for credit products has grown since the onset of the pandemic, according to TransUnion’s Consumer Credit 2022 white paper, which reveals changing consumer preferences and affirms the growing demand for buy now, pay later (BNPL) finance. The research reveals significant growth in the credit market when compared with pre-pandemic figures with more consumers…
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The use of Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) services has increased b 64%, according to research by Snoop. The company has released its latest UK Consumer Spending Snapshot, based on transactions from over 100,000 customers spanning April 2021 to March 2022, highlighting a striking picture of a nation in the grip of the worst cost-of-living…
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Research by consumer watchdog Which? has revealed that 4,685 bank branches have closed over the last seven years with a further 226 set to disappear by the end of year – accounting for almost half of the country’s network. According to the study, the elderly and those in rural areas who most relied on cash…
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A review by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has found that challenger banks need to improve how they assess financial crime risk, with some failing to adequately check their customers’ income and occupation. In some instances, challenger banks did not have financial crime risk assessments in place for their customers. The regulator’s review, conducted over…
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Motor finance applications, including Personal Contract Purchase (PCP) and Hire Purchase (HP), rose by 13% month-on-month in March as the new ‘22’ plate launched, marking the highest rate in March since 2019, according to new research by Experian. Experian says that car deal searches have returned high levels of car finance applications following a turbulent…
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Credit card startup Yonder has partnered with open banking platform Yapily to provide consumers access to credit without needing a UK credit score. With recent research by Experian, showing that over 5 million people in the UK – 9% of the total adult population – have little to no credit history, greatly reducing their access…
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Changing work habits brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic and rising house prices have seen households turn their back on cities for nearby countryside locations new research by Experian has found. The analysis reveals a fundamental change in where families and homeowners are looking to base their lives. The average house price in the UK…
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Shawbrook Bank has announced that it has joined ClearScore’s panel of personal loan providers which will use Open Banking technology to assess the creditworthiness of potential customers. Shawbrook intends to start integrating Open Banking data with their current decisioning technology. This will enable them to collect real-time income and expenditure information at the point of…
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New data from Experian reveals that applications for car finance, including Personal Contract Purchase (PCP) and Hire Purchase (HP), rose by 13% month-on-month in March as the new ‘22’ plate launched. This is the highest rate in March since 2019. A surge in people searching for car deals has returned strong levels of car finance…
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The Bank of England has published its latest credit survey which has shown that the demand for lending on credit cards and loans rose in the first three months of the year and is expected to do so again this Spring, as households struggle to cope with rising prices. The survey also showed that demand…
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People under 35 are more likely than older age groups to have been targeted in an impersonation scam and be swayed to provide personal or financial information, according to a new survey by UK Finance. An impersonation scam is where a criminal contacts you pretending to be a person or organisation you trust. These scams…
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New figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business grew by 39% in February 2022 compared with the same month in 2021. In the first two months of 2022, new business was 45% higher than in the same period in 2021. The credit card and personal loan sectors…
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New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that the consumer car finance market reported new business volumes up in February 2022 by 24% compared with the same month in 2021. The corresponding value of new business grew by 39% over the same period. In the first two months of 2022,…
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