Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published proposals to extend the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR) to almost all regulated firms. The new regime will essentially replace the Approved Persons Regime. The aim of the new regime is to reduce harm to consumers and strengthen market integrity by making individuals more accountable for their…
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The number of complaints about motor finance products has grown in the second quarter of this year, according to the Motor Ombudsman.The Motor Ombudsman, the automotive dispute resolution provider, has reported a 13% increase in the level of contacts handled by its team of legally-trained adjudicators in the second quarter of 2017 compared to the first three…
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Provident Financial has announced its Interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2017. Here is an overview of the group highlights from the report: Dividend maintained recognising the group’s medium-term growth opportunities First-half adjusted profit before tax reduced by 22.6% to £115.3m (2016: £148.9m) and adjusted basic earnings per share down by 22.6% to 60.3p…
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An interest rate rise of just 0.5% would cost households an extra £3.4 billion in interest payments in just the first year according to analysis by Moore Stephens. Bank of England data shows UK households are currently paying £39.2 billion in interest payments on debt that is likely to be affected immediately by an interest rate…
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Credit Scoring specialist Aire has announced the closing of a $5million funding round, led by Sunstone Capital alongside White Star. In conjunction with closing the latest round of funding, Aire today also announces two new high-profile partnerships across different sub-sectors of consumer credit: Aire is embarking on projects with the pioneering financial services company Zopa…
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Consumers will have greater control over their bank data and financial decisions thanks to new laws coming into force in January. The government is bringing in a new regulatory regime for innovative FinTech firms which will transform the way people engage with their finances and make it possible to manage all of their finances at the…
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More than 4 in 10 UK consumers say that they are still negatively impacted by financial mistakes they made in the past, according to research from Aviva. A greater number still say they wish they had managed their finances differently (64%) while 63% wish they had learnt more about financial matters when they were younger.…
Read moreMoneySuperMarket analysed three million loan enquiries made on its Smart Search tool from January 2015 – March 2017 to find that more than one in four (28 per cent) Brits want to borrow an amount equal to at least half of their annual income. Worryingly, almost 10 per cent of personal loan enquiries are from people hoping…
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New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that new business in the point of sale (POS) consumer new car finance market fell 1% by value and 13% by volume in May, compared with the same month in 2016. This is in line with the fall in private new car sales…
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FinTech and regulatory services businessEquiniti Group have announced the acquisition of the Nostrum Group. Nostrum is a provider of end-to-end loan management technology that helps banks, finance companies, and retail brands provide innovative credit solutions to their customers. They deliver services that support the whole lifecycle of lenders’ operations from front-end lead generation and application processing…
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Has the expansion of car finance overstretched borrowers? Over the past decade, there has been a significant shift in patterns of consumer behaviour in relation to purchasing of new cars. UK private car registrations were 39% higher in 2016 than they were in 2011, a trend which has in part been driven by the expansion…
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Here is an overview of The Money Charity’s latest statistics for July 2017: Personal debt in the UK People in the UK owed £1.537 trillion at the end of May 2017. This is up from £1.489 trillion at the end of May 2016 – an extra £929.97 per UK adult Based on May 2017 trends, the UK’s…
Read moreThe Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published proposals on how consumer credit firms should manage risks related to how they pay and manage the performance of their staff. The FCA expects all firms to consider the way they pay and incentivise staff, and ensure they manage any potential harm to consumers. The FCA is consulting…
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