Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
The winners of the inaugural 2017 Credit & Collections Technology Awards have been revealed. There were sixteen winners (three of which were partnership wins) from the sixteen Awards categories which are covered by four main headings of Credit, Collections, Credit & Collections services and Innovation. The Credit & Collections Technology Awards were launched in the Summer and…
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Over 50s renters are not saving anywhere near enough to cover their rental costs in retirement, leaving a £43 billion shortfall – five times the cost of the London 2012 Olympics – according to research by Scottish Widows. The projections, calculated for Scottish Widows by Development Economics, predict that one in eight retirees, equating to…
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Latest figures released by the Building Society Association (BSA) show that building societies approved 29% of all new mortgages in Q3 2017, and savers deposited £1.3 billion in building society accounts. Highlights from the figures show: Mortgage lending Q3 2017 Building societies approved 114,793 new mortgage loans, up 4% on the 110,216 mortgage loans approved…
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Debt advice provider, Payplan has called on the Chancellor to help those struggling to get on the housing ladder with the announcement of the budget this week. Jane Clack, Money Advisor at PayPlan said “In Wednesday’s announcement, I would like to see the Chancellor think more about how the budget can help people who are already…
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The Fairbanking Foundation has announced a new under its new partnership with housing association Orbit to support customers to manage their money The Partnership will enable Orbit’s front line advisors and 100,000 customers to access the guidance from the Fairbanking Foundation’s independent certification scheme, the Fairbanking Mark, which tests whether financial products such as current…
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Street UK CIC has released its annual Social Impact Report. The report says that stagnant wages and increasing inflation means that household budgets are being squeezed, with more families racking up unsecured debt. High, uncompetitive interest rates offered to the most vulnerable families can lead to further pressure and becoming stuck in a cycle of…
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UK Finance has released its latest mortgage data. On a non-seasonally adjusted basis, the data shows that total mortgage lending declined in September but remained higher than in the same month last year. On a seasonally adjusted basis, lending to first-time buyers and movers was higher than in August, and there were year-on-year increases by…
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is planning to increase the amount mortgage finance providers pay towards the Money Advice Service debt advice levy. Mortgage finance providers currently pay £21 million ( 44%) of the levy this year. Under FCA proposal this will increase to £24 million or 50%. A new fee block will also be…
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New figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that the number of second charge mortgage repossessions in Q3 2017 was 23, 25.8% lower than in the same quarter in 2016. The annual rate of second charge mortgage repossessions as a percentage of average outstanding agreements at the end of Q3 2017 was…
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Commenting on the September 2017 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 fall in new business volumes in September comes amid subdued consumer confidence which has affected the housing market as a whole. It follows six…
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The number of mortgages in arrears of 2.5 percent or more of the outstanding balance fell again in the third quarter of 2017, but cases of possession edged upwards from a historically low level according to new figures released by UK Finance. At 88,300, the number of loans in arrears was two per cent lower…
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New figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show growth of 3% in consumer finance new business in September, compared with the same month last year. In Q3 2017, new business grew by 6% compared with the same quarter in 2016. In September, credit card and personal loan new business together grew by…
Read moreHere is an overview of The Money Charity’s latest statistics for November 2017: Personal debt in the UK People in the UK owed £1.557 trillion at the end of September 2017. This is up from £1.505 trillion at the end of September 2016 – an extra £1,030.47 per UK adult. Per adult in the UK…
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