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72% of consumers abandon their baskets after being declined for credit at checkout, despite over half saying they would look for an alternative finance option. The results, from independent research commissioned by Payl8r, with the figures suggesting that single-lender checkout structures may be contributing to avoidable conversion loss. Payl8r says that the research reveals ‘false…
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Latest data from the Bank of England data has shown that net mortgage approvals for house purchase fell by 3,100 to 61,000 in December 2025. By contrast, approvals for remortgaging rose by 1,600 to 38,400 in December. Net borrowing of mortgage debt by individuals remained unchanged when compared to November at £4.6 billion in December. The…
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New figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business grew in November 2025 by 3% compared with the same month in 2024. In the eleven months to November 2025, new business in this market was 5% higher than in the same period in 2024. The credit card and…
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New figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business grew in October 2025 by 6% compared with the same month in 2024. In the ten months to October 2025, new business in this market was 5% higher than in the same period in 2024. The credit card and…
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New figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business grew in August 2025 by 2% compared with the same month in 2024. In the eight months to August 2025, new business in this market was 4% higher than in the same period in 2024. The credit card and…
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Latest Bank of England data showed that net borrowing of mortgage debt fell by £200 million month-on-month to £4.3 billion in August. This came after a £900m decrease to £4.5bn in July. Mortgage approvals fell last month as uncertainty hit one of the key indicators in the property market. Mortgage approvals for house purchases decreased…
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New figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business grew in July 2025 by 4% compared with the same month in 2024. In the seven months to July 2025, new business in this market was 5% higher than in the same period in 2024. The credit card and…
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Latest Bank of England data have shown that net borrowing of consumer credit by individuals rose slightly to £1.6 billion, from £1.5 billion in the previous month. Within this, net borrowing through credit cards slightly increased to £0.8 billion in July, from £0.7 billion in June. Net borrowing through other forms of consumer credit increased…
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Latest Bank of England data has shown that net borrowing of consumer credit by individuals rose to £1.4 billion, from £0.9 billion in the previous month. et borrowing through other forms of consumer credit remained broadly unchanged at £0.7 billion over the same period. Commenting on the date, Richard Pinch, Senior Director of Risk at…
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New figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business grew in May 2025 by 2% compared with the same month in 2024. In the first five months of 2025, new business in this market was 4% higher than in the same period in 2024. The credit card and…
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Latest Bank of England data has shown that net borrowing of consumer credit was £1.6 billion in April, up from £1.1 billion in the previous month. Within this, net borrowing through credit cards increased to £0.8 billion in April, from £0.4 billion in March. Net borrowing through other forms of consumer credit increased slightly to £0.8…
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New figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business grew in March 2025 by 13% compared with the same month in 2024. In Q1 2025, new business in this market was 6% higher than in Q1 2024. The credit card and personal loans sectors together reported new business…
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Latest Bank of England data has shown that net borrowing of consumer credit by individuals was £0.9 billion in March, down from £1.3 billion in the previous month. Within this, net borrowing through credit cards decreased to £0.2 billion in March, the lowest since April 2024 (£0.2 billion). Net borrowing through other forms of consumer…
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