Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
The latest Money Stats indicate that consumer credit has risen above £190 billion, the highest level seen since 2008. The report by the Money Charity says that’s £7,042 for every household in the UK in credit cards, personal loans and other borrowing not secured against property. Day-to-day, people have more control over how much they borrow…
Read moreNew figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that new business in the point-of-sale (POS) consumer used car finance market grew 12% by value and 9% by volume in October, compared with the same month last year. The POS consumer new car finance market also reported new business up 8% by value…
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New figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show growth of 6% in consumer finance new business in October, compared with the same month last year. Credit card and personal loan new business together grew by 7% compared with October 2015, while retail store and online credit new business fell by 4%. Second charge…
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Findings from Close Brothers Motor Finance’s Dealer Satisfaction Survey reveal the majority (63%) are positive about their business prospects for 2017. The Dealer Satisfaction Survey is a continual telephone survey undertaken by Close Brothers Motor Finance and reported on a monthly and quarterly basis. The survey questions 750 new and used car, motorcycle and light…
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The latest figures from the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show growth of 7% in consumer finance new business in September, compared with the same month last year. In Q3 2016, new business was also up by 7% compared with the same quarter in 2015. Credit card and personal loan new business together grew by 8%…
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New figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that new business in the point-of-sale (POS) consumer new car finance market grew 9% by value and 3% by volume in September, compared with the same month last year. In Q3 2016 as a whole, new business was up 7% by value and 3%…
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Here is an overview of The Money Charity’s latest statistics for November 2016: Personal debt in the UK People in the UK owed £1.503 trillion at the end of September 2016. This is up from £1.451 trillion at the end of September 2015 – an extra £1036.58 per UK adult. Per adult in the UK…
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Here is an overview of The Money Charity’s latest statistics for October 2016: Personal debt in the UK People in the UK owed £1.499 trillion at the end of August 2016. This is up from £1.445 trillion at the end of August 2015 – an extra £995.43 per UK adult. The average total debt per household…
Read moreNew figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that new business in the point-of-sale (POS) consumer new car finance market grew 9% by value and 5% by volume in August, compared with the same month last year. The percentage of private new car sales financed by FLA members through the POS reached…
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New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show growth of 16% in consumer finance new business in August, compared with the same month last year. Credit card and personal loan new business together grew by 17% compared with August 2015, while retail store and online credit new business increased by 6%…
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Peer-to-peer lender Ratesetter has now delivered more than £100million in car financing. Nick Elkan,from RateSetter Motor Finance said “These are exciting times and £100million is a fantastic milestone for us to reach. It proves that we are providing finance that car buyers need, competitively and efficiently. Obtaining finance via a peer-to-peer lender is no longer niche, but…
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The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has released new figures that show that the point-of-sale (POS) consumer new car finance market grew 1% by value and 1% by volume in July, compared with the same month last year. The percentage of private new car sales financed by FLA members through the POS reached 85.3% in the…
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https://www.theguardian.com/money/2016/aug/23/aa-mortgages-fixed-rate-breakdown-cover
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