Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
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…
Read moreThe Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today launched a market study to consider whether competition in the mortgage sector can be improved to benefit consumers. The FCA wants to understand whether consumers are empowered to choose on an informed basis between products and services and are in a position to understand whether these represent good…
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New 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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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has finalised details for the introduction of a price cap for approximately 4 million households on prepayment meters. In its final report published in June following a two-year investigation into the energy market, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said that it would introduce a price cap for prepayment customers…
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Equifax is launching Equifax Address Check to facilitate lenders in identifying addresses with a suspicious level of account activity. The solution will flag addresses with an unusually high number of financial accounts or that are known fraudulent mail forwarding addresses so that lenders can investigate the circumstances and help protect against fraud and money laundering.…
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Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion 2016, an annual state of the nation report written for the independent Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) by the New Policy Institute, has found that 13.5 million people, 21% of the UK’s population, are living in poverty. The economic recovery has helped to stop poverty rates from rising higher, with overall…
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Castle Trust Capital plc (CTC) has entered into an agreement to acquire Omni Capital Retail Finance Limited “Omni Capital). Completion of the transaction is expected during the first quarter of 2017 and is subject to the approval of the Financial Conduct Authority. Sean Oldfield, CTC’s chief executive officer, said: “The Omni Capital Retail Finance business…
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