Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Credit Connect’s hosted its first-ever Online Lending Technology Think Tank last week which saw lending strategies and the future of the sector discussed by thirteen leading professionals from a variety of lending sectors. The themes of fraud, open banking, credit risk and the future of lending were discussed by panellists and Chair Chris Warburton from…
Read moreThe number of decrees registered against Scottish consumers during the first Quarter of 2021 fell by over 25 percent, from 5,430 to 4,052, compared to the same period last year, according to figures released by Registry Trust. The total value fell from £14.2 million to just under £11 million compared to the same period last…
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The number of debt judgments registered against Northern Ireland consumers in the first Quarter of 2021 fell from 1,476 to 972, a fall of just over one third compared to the same period last year, according to figures released by Registry Trust. The total value of judgment debt saw a smaller fall, down 6.3 percent…
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Since the pandemic began, 45% of households have started scrutinising their finances more regularly, compared to just 4% who said they paid less attention to their spending, according to new research from comparethemarket.com. The research also found that for those who are paying closer attention to their outgoings, nearly half (45%) are concerned about running…
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A quarter of young people making Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) repayments haven’t been able to pay for food, rent or household bills as a result of the commitment, research by Citizens Advice has found. The research shows 45% of 18 to 34 year olds in the UK have used Buy Now Pay Later in…
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Complaints about fraud made to companies in the finance sector were up by almost a third (29%) in 2020, according to Resolver’s latest research. The Fraud complaint figures rose by 29% to hit more than 3,600 in 2020 with the report revealing that accounts being opened fraudulently using fake identification, from bank accounts to payday…
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The Government’s Second WaveHousehold Resilience Study has indicated that one in ten mortgagors (712,000) and one in five private renters said it has been difficult to pay for housing in the past year with 12% of people were behind with at least one household bill. Among private renters, this rose to 24%. Private renters were…
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One in ten consumers thinks their identity has been stolen according to a new study by FICO. The company’s identity proofing and digital banking survey shows identity theft is a tangible threat for people in the UK – 4 percent said they know their identity has been stolen and used by a fraudster to open…
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Analysis by the Resolution Foundation suggests that British households have been hit harder by the pandemic than those in France and Germany. As part of a new project, supported by JP Morgan Chase, the Resolution Foundation has examined and compared the strengths and weaknesses of family finances across the UK, France and Germany on the…
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Britain’s financial firms and regulators should step up the use of technology to cut the cost of compliance and make the City of London more globally competitive, according to a new report. The report from the corporation that runs London’s ‘Square Mile financial district called for the removal of barriers to engineering a ‘paradigm shift’…
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The Lending Technology Think Tank has confirmed its agenda and speaker line-up ahead of the event next Thursday (22nd April). The inaugural Lending Technology Think Tank has been created as an online event platform so that lending and creditor professionals can specifically discuss the role of the technology as we potentially emerge from the pandemic,…
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The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic was the fifth most common reason for debt according to StepChange’s Statistics Yearbook 2020, The report also reveals some noteworthy shifts in client trends and characteristics in 2020 compared with previous recent years. However, the debt charity says that what is equally striking is that all the debt pressures…
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New research from Experian has found that consumers no longer believe passwords are the most secure method for authentication. Experian says that the research found that since the pandemic, consumers have an increasing level of comfort and preference for physical and behaviour-based, or invisible methods of security and that. for the first time in four…
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