Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Peer-to-peer lending platform RateSetter has completed a sale of £2.1million worth of non-performing debt to 1st Credit. The sale is believed to be the first of its kind for a UK peer-to-peer lender. The debt sold comprises non-performing loans worth £2.1million written between 2010 and 2015, where RateSetter believes that it stands a low chance…
Read moreCatalogue customers who ‘buy now and pay later’ are being hit with shock fees for failing to pay in full within the interest free period, Citizens Advice warns today. The charity has helped 24,000 people with nearly 50,000 catalogue or mail order debt problems in the last year – with 70% of the issues related…
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The Managing Director of RBS’s personal and business banking division said customers would benefit if the power to open basic accounts was broadened A greater number of vulnerable customers would take up basic banking services if challenger banks could offer no-frills accounts, a Government committee has heard. Moray McDonald, managing director of Royal Bank of…
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Universal Credit has caused a 20% rise in rent arrears from East Lothian Council tenants in just three months since it was introduced, a report has found. The report shows that the change to Universal Credit has seen rent arrears rise by £242,000.The net year on year increase, calculated at 12 %, or £157,000, has almost…
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Future Finance, a specialist student loans company, has raised concerns surrounding students’ abilities to finance their educations. In a survey, which questioned 1,000 full-time students, said that 31% have had to use credit cards, payday loans and overdrafts to finance their university experience. John Hudson, manager of Funding and Financial Support at the University of Nottingham: “While…
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Almost one in four of us have fallen out with friends over money issues and 42% have lent money to a friend only for it never to be returned, according to new research out today. The study found that 74% of us have lent money over the past 12 months, with half of us lending up…
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The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has published its new latest findings and reports that gross lending of £21 billion in November – up by an estimated 3% on October, and also 3% up on a year ago. The CML’s lending forecasts for 2017 have been revised downwards from the previous expectations of a year ago, reflecting economic…
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The average rent arrears of a tenant receiving Universal Credit is almost five times the average of those not in receipt of the welfare payment, according to new research. Data provider Housemark carried out a detailed analysis of benchmarking data submitted by its members to examine the impact of changes in welfare benefits on social…
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Consumers are unsurprisingly concerned that stability in the housing market could be affected next year by increased living costs and rising interest rates, the latest Property Tracker survey results revealed by the Building Societies Association (BSA). The Post-Referendum bounce-back in confidence has been short-lived, with fewer consumers viewing now as a good time to buy…
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Anglia UK has achieved a industry-leading accreditation for the safety and security of its data handling. The Spalding-based vehicle credit management specialist has become the first in its industry to achieve ISO 27001 in recognition of its stringent approach to confidential data handling and IT management. ISO is an independent benchmarking company that gives world-class specifications…
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Phillips & Cohen Associates (UK), has announced its intention to start providing Mortgage Administration Services with immediate effect. Commenting on the decision to expand its existing service provision into the Mortgage Administration market, Managing Director International, Nick Cherry commented, “Phillips & Cohen has an impeccable record across the globe in providing highly specialised deceased account…
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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…
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