consumer credit

Consumer finance new business grew by 16% in December

15th February 2022 Consumer Lending | #consumer credit

New figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business grew by 16% in December 2021 compared with the same month in 2020. In 2021 as a whole, new business grew by 15% compared with 2020, but remained 4% lower than in 2019. The credit card and personal loan…

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Consumers start to run down savings to sustain household spending

2nd February 2022 Arrears and Recoveries | #consumer credit

Consumers are starting to run down the savings built up during the pandemic in order to sustain household spending patterns threatened according to latest Bank of England (BOE) figures. The Bank said savings stood at £3.2bn in December, less than a third of the £10.6 billion monthly average for the previous 12 months. Consumer credit…

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Consumer credit predicted to fall 0.7%

13th December 2021 Consumer Lending | #consumer credit

Net lending via credit cards and personal loans is also set to end the year in negative territory, falling 0.7% on top of 2020’s 9.8% decline according to the latest EY ITEM Club for Financial Services Forecast. The lrnfingfigures equates to a £1.4bn fall in the stock of consumer credit, as households have made more repayments…

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