Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Latest figures released by Accountant in Bankruptcy (AIB) have indicated that Scottish business insolvencies rose by 36% in July 2021. The figures show that there were 72 company insolvencies registered in Scotland, this was 36% higher than in July 2020 but 26% lower than in July 2019. The business insolvencies comprised of 14 compulsory liquidations,…
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Latest statistics from the Insolvency Service have shown that Northern Irish personal and business insolvencies numbers decreased in July. In July 2021 there were 142 personal insolvencies in Northern Ireland, the figures were 11% lower than July 2020 and 28% lower than July 2019. The insolvencies consisted of 121 IVAs, 14 DROs and seven bankruptcies. There were…
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Research by the LSE’s Programme on Innovation and Diffusion (POID) has found that one in sixteen businesses say that they are at risk of closure in the next quarter. The research notes that this period is set to see the Government withdraw critical coronavirus support, such as the furlough scheme. The research found that during…
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The TUC is calling on the government to establish a permanent short-time working scheme as ‘a post-pandemic legacy’ to help protect working people through periods of future economic change. The trad reunion says the furlough scheme, while far from perfect, is one of the major successes of government policy during the pandemic, protecting millions of…
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After ten weeks of voting and over 25,000 votes received, Smart Money People have announced the finalists for their Consumer Credit Awards 2021. The Consumer Credit Awards are now in their sixth year and are 100% voted for by customers, with the aim to find those financial companies that are most dedicated to putting their…
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New Freedom of Information (FOI) data from the FCA gathered by wealth manager, Quilter has revealed a sharp increase in the number of mortgage sales with a term of 35+ years at the beginning of 2021. In March of this year, 25,112 mortgages were sold with a term of 35+ years, a 70% increase compared…
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A third of self-employed homeowners have increased their unsecured debts and a quarter have deferred mortgage payments to prop up their finances during the Covid-19 pandemic according to research by The Mortgage Lender. The survey, which was carried out in March this year among 1,000 self-employed homeowners, or those who want to own their own…
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Specialist lender, Hodge Bank has announced the appointment of Jan Preece as its Chief Financial Officer to support the Bank’s growth. Preece previously held the role of Finance Director at Friends Provident International, having been a key executive member of the Friends Life/Aviva Group since 2014. Preece has gained significant experience setting up new target…
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New data from small business lender specialist, iwoca has revealed how embedded finance will play a vital role for small businesses as they look to recover from the pandemic. In Q1 2021, iwoca data shows that 50% of customers who applied through an embedded finance partner received a lending decision in less than two minutes,…
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Challenger credit card fintech, Keebo has announced it has closed £5 million in a seed equity funding round. Further to the investment, the fintech startup has been awarded three technology grants from the UK Government, totalling £425,000. AKeebo is also supported by, and launching with, Mastercard. Keebo is the only credit card and app company…
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Sub-prime lender Morses Club announced that it is proposing a significant reorganisation of its business and corporate structure. which includes forming a holding company called U Money and listing new shares under that name. The company says once U Money is formed it will run its company as two distinct businesses, one its home-collected credit…
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The Government has revealed new insolvency legislation that will protect businesses that accrued debt and arrears as a result of the Coronavirus crisis. Under the new rules, new provisions will be introduced that will ringfence rent debt caused by ‘enforced closures’ and set out a process of binding arbitration to be undertaken between landlords and…
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GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has been reinstated to the Prompt Payment Code after meeting the more demanding requirements of the reformed Code. Two entities of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) – GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare (UK) Trading Limited and GlaxoSmithKline UK Limited, were suspended from the Code on 1 November 2019, after their payment reports from January – June 2019 failed…
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