Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
New research from Which? University reveals that undergraduate students find managing finances as stressful as exams. A survey of over 2000 undergraduate students at UK universities shows that one in seven (15%) rank managing finances as the most stressful aspect of their university experience, alongside exams (15%) and almost as stressful as coursework (18%). The figures…
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The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has estimated that gross mortgage lending reached £18.4 billion in April. This is 11% lower than March’s lending total of £20.7 billion, but is 4% higher than the £17.7 billion lent in April last year. Commenting on market conditions in this month’s market commentary, CML senior economist Mohammad Jamei…
Read moreThe British Bankers Association (BBA) latest high street banking data shows that consumer credit growth was 6.4% in April, compared with 6.1% in the previous month. Gross mortgage borrowing totalled £13.4 billion in April.* Net mortgage borrowing was 2.4% higher than a year ago. Eric Leenders, BBA Managing Director for Retail Banking said “As the…
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The TUC has published a new analysis of household debt, which finds that unsecured debt per household will reach a record high of £13,900 this year. Unsecured debt per household was £13,200 in 2016 – the highest figure since the financial crisis, and only marginally below the peak of £13,300 in 2007. The TUC analysis…
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Building Societies continued to approve one in three new mortgages across the UK in the first three months of 2017, and to provide a third of loans made to first time buyers according to latest statistics provided by the Building Societies Association (BSA). Gross lending by the sector was down 15% compared to last year…
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A new credit union, supported by the Retail Trust, has been launched. RetailCURe enables retailers to ensure that their employees can access responsible and affordable credit and savings products. RetailCURe offers rates on savings accounts; one per cent on instant access, two per cent on 6-month accounts and three per cent on one-year deposits. Savers…
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A lack of understanding and trust in technology is stalling mainstream adoption of innovative new services which could make millions of people’s daily lives simpler and more secure, new HSBC research reveals. A new HSBC research report, Trust in Technology, shows that technologies such as fingerprint recognition, voice recognition and robo-advice hold enormous potential for…
Read moreMore than one in ten (12%) Britons have had to cancel a credit or debit card in the past year due to online fraud, according to new research by comparethemarket.com. The latest statistics show a worsening state of affairs when it comes to cybercrime, with the number of people cancelling cards rising from 4.5 million…
Read moreThe Central Bank of Ireland has published its latest Household Credit Market Report. The report collates information from internal and external sources to give an up-to-date picture of developments in the household credit market in Ireland. The report finds that Irish households continued to reduce their debt-to-income and debt-to-asset ratios during Q4 2016 but indebtedness…
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The UK Cards Association has released its latest car expenditure statistics for March 2017 Highlights from the statistics include: Payment card spending in March 2017 was £57.8 billion, up by £335 million (0.6 per cent) on February Contactless payments amounted to 32 per cent of card purchases, an increase from 15 per cent a year…
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Peer-to-peer lending platform RateSetter has appointed Joanna Wright as Chief Risk Officer. She will start in the role on 11th September. Wright joins RateSetter from GE Capital where she was Chief Risk Officer for GE Capital Bank in the UK, leading a team of over 200 risk professionals with responsibility for prudential and enterprise risks…
Read moreMortgageGym, the world’s only regulated mortgage robo-adviser, has announced the successful completion of a seed funding round of £2m ahead of its official aunch this summer. The FCA-authorised service, which is set to change the nature of mortgage advice in the UK, will allow homebuyers to complete their mortgage application online in 15 minutes through…
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Bank of Ireland Group has announced the appointment of Francesca McDonagh as Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO). She will succeed Richie Boucher who steps down later this year. Ms McDonagh will also take up the position of Executive Director on the Board of the Group on 2 October 2017. McDonagh joins Bank of Ireland from…
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