Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
The number of decrees and total amount of debt registered against Scottish businesses was almost unchanged, at 523 compared to 525 in Q3 2020 according to latest figures by the Registry Trust. The total value rose by one quarter, from £2 million to £2.5 million. As a result, the average value rose by 26 percent,…
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The number of decrees and the total amount of debt registered against Scottish consumers saw large rises in Q3 2021 compared to the same period last year, according to latest quarterly figures by Registry Trust. The number rose from 2,805 to 3,487 in Q3 2021, a rise of nearly one quarter from Q3 2020. The…
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The number and total value of judgments registered against Irish consumers saw large rises in Q3 2021 compared to the same quarter last year, figures released by registrar Irish Judgments show. The number of judgments registered against Irish consumers in Q3 2021 was 233, an increase of 85 percent on the 126 seen in the…
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The number and total value of judgments registered against Irish businesses rose significantly in the last quarter according to new analysis by The registrar Irish Judgments. The number of judgments registered was up by three quarters, from 78 in Q3 2020 to 137 in Q3 2021. The total value owed in Q3 2021 was €3.7…
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Data On Demand, the Leeds based Alternative Consumer Data specialist has announced the appointment of two new graduates as they expand out the Business Development Team. James Nassiri and Harry Bland have been brought in to support growth in core sector Collections & Recoveries alongside emerging markets such as ID&V, Utilities and Consumer Finance. The…
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Two criminals from London have been sentenced at Inner London Crown Court after pleading guilty to conspiring together to commit £217,000 of fraud. The sentencing, on 15 October 2021, followed a successful investigation by the Dedicated Card and Payment Crime Unit (DCPCU), a specialist police unit sponsored by the banking and finance industry that investigates…
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Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has appointed Sally Wright as Head of Propositions for the specialist mortgages division. Wright joins HTB from Vida Homeloans to work alongside newly-appointed deputy Managing Director, Louisa Sedgwick who also joined this month to support the specialist lenders’ ambitious growth plans. Louisa Sedgwick, said “This is such an exciting time to…
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UK households will be over £1,000 worse off next year new research from the Resolution Foundation has found. The research found that household incomes are set to fall by about 2% amid the cost of living squeeze. The UK is set for its biggest ever current-year economic growth upgrade next week as a result of a…
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Latest data from Action Fraud has shown 1,059 separate incidents of fraud were reported by charities in just one year from April 2020 to March 2021. The true scale of fraud against charities is believed to be much higher, as fraud is known to be underreported. The Commission is highlighting these figures, and the live…
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Risk analytics consultancy, 4most, has announced that it has partnered with financial services provider, Fair Finance, to deliver a more automated approach to decisioning and improve decision quality by expanding its lending activity. 4most has been working closely with the risk team at Fair Finance to create a series of initiatives designed to improve the…
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Hodge Bank is calling on intermediaries and brokers to be alert to the financial abuse of their elderly clients after new research reveals 94% of 45–70-year-olds believe financial service companies need to do more to protect older people from this kind of abuse. New research from Hodge and Hourglass, the charity calling time on the…
Read moreGoto Energy has announced they are ceasing to trade. The company supplied gas and electricity to around 22,000 domestic customers. Under Ofgem’s safety net, customers’ energy supply will continue and funds that domestic customers have paid into their accounts will be protected, where they are in credit. Domestic customers will also be protected by the…
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Ofgem has appointed Shell Energy Retail to take on supplying Pure Planet, Daligas and Colorado Energy combined total of approximately 252,000 domestic customers and around 600 non-domestic customers. This follows a competitive process run by Ofgem to get the best deal possible for customers. Funds that current and former domestic customers of the suppliers have…
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