Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Intelligent Lending, trading as Ocean Finance has been fined £130,000 after sending more than seven million texts offering a new credit card powered by a major lender. Manchester-based Ocean Finance believed it was complying with the law because the third party firm it obtained names and phone numbers from claimed it had people’s consent to send…
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Leigh Berkley, President of the Credit Services Association (CSA), has been elected to the Board and appointed Vice President of the Federation of European National Collection Associations (FENCA), an umbrella body that serves to promote and develop European best practice, standards and legislation within the European debt collection industry. This strategic re-positioning at the top…
Read moreThe Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will mark six months since the implementation of the Senior Managers’ and Certification Regime by providing feedback on implementation so far and proposing measures to further strengthen the regime. The proposed rules will reinforce the importance of individual accountability at the most senior level of organisations. The new measures are…
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81% of UK consumers feel confident about their job security, according to the latest Lloyds Bank Spending Power Report. The monthly barometer, which tracks both spending habits and consumer confidence, showed four-in-five consumers believe their own job security is either “excellent”, “very good” or “somewhat good” – the highest level in the survey’s history, and a…
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Praetura Asset Finance a specialise provider of alternative funding to SMEs has secured £18m investment from British Business Bank Investments, the commercial arm of the British Business Bank, to boost the firm’s lending capabilities. Praetura launched just over two years ago, has already reached an £85 million turnover, providing asset-based finance, hire purchase, finance leasing and…
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Consumer credit has grown by 6.4% over the year to August, the fastest rate of growth for nearly 10 years according to the latest British Banker Association (BBA) statistics. It is thought the increase has been driven by ultra-low interest rates, people are borrowing more on credit cards and through loans and overdrafts. The number of…
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More and more people are struggling with debts for guarantor loans and rent to own credit products, Citizens Advice reveals today. The charity says there has been a shift in the high cost credit market as the number of people seeking help for problems with these sub-prime products has risen by 16% over the last year…
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A research report by Callcredit Information Group has found that three quarters of consumers attach a financial value to their personal data. The survey of 3,000 UK-based consumers has revealed that 73% attach a financial value to the personal data they share online, which they believe businesses and organisations must recognise if they wish to use…
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Valour Group (UK) has launched a mini-bond to raise up to £5million from private investors. The money from The Valour Group Bond has an annual interest rate of 8.49% per annum, will be used to grow the loan book of the company’s lending subsidiary Savvy.co.uk. Mini bonds are an unsecured way for individuals to lend money…
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Equifax has been appointed by non-profit lender Street UK to support the launch of its online lending platform, offering affordable and responsible short-term personal loans with clear and transparent fees. Street UK provides loans to people underserved by traditional lenders. Its new online platform will offer personal loans of between £100 and £500 up to six…
Read moreCallcredit Information Group, backed by private equity firm, GTCR, has acquired Recipero. Recipero has built one of the world’s largest proprietary databases containing detailed information of the history and ownership of mobile devices, in a deal designed to accelerate the growth of the company’s fraud and identity protection strategy. Mike Gordon, CEO, Callcredit Information Group,…
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The Money has released research examining financial education in secondary schools. The Key Findings of the report: Financial education is not as effective as it should be. Almost two thirds of teachers tell us financial education in the UK is somewhat or very ineffective. The introduction of financial education to the curriculum achieved little on the…
Read moreAt least 500 million Yahoo passwords and usernames, as well as personal information used for security checks, have been stolen since 2014. Equifax has urged businesses to step up security checks. John Marsden, Head of ID and Fraud at Equifax said “Passwords are continuing to topple like dominos, and the rate of major breaches is increasing at…
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