Consumer credit growth drops to its weakest level in more than 2 years

Consumer credit grew by £0.9 billion in November, down from £2.3 billion in November 2023, according to latest Bank of England data. The figures show that consumer credit growth dropped to its weakest level in more than two years. The data also showed that mortgage approvals fell in November. However the figures still remain above…

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Third of consumers expect borrowing costs to increase

A third of the consumers expect the cost of borrowing (around 33%) of consumers say interest rates to climb over the next 12 months, according to the latest Bank of England inflation attitudes survey, this up from 29% in August the last time the poll was taken. The data also found that 45% of the…

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Consumers cut back on borrowing

New Money & Credit figures released by the Bank of England show Latest Bank of England data has found that consumers have reduced their borrowing in February due to the uncertain economy, with credit card borrowing falling from £800 million to £500 million. Other forms of consumer lending, such as personal loans and car finance,…

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Consumer finance fell by 2% in December 2023

14th February 2024 Consumer Lending | #consumer lending

New figures by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business in December 2023 fell by 2% compared with the same month in 2022.  In 2023 as a whole, new business was also 2% lower than in 2022. The credit card and personal loans sectors together reported new business up by…

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Consumer finance fell by 3% in September

20th November 2023 Consumer Lending | #consumer lending

Latest data by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has shown that consumer finance new business fell in September 2023 by 3% compared with the same month in 2022. In the nine months to September 2023, new business also remained 3% lower than in the same period in 2022. The retail store and online credit…

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Consumer finance fell by 4% in March

New figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business fell by 4% in March 2023 compared with the same month in 2022. In Q1 2023, new business was 2% lower than in Q1 2022. The retail store and online credit sector reported new business up by 5% in…

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Cost of borrowing on major consumer credit products rises

The latest Bank of England household interest rate figures reveal the cost of borrowing continued to increase in June across consumer credit products following a warning from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for people in financial difficulty. The analysis from Freedom Finance found that average credit card rates jumped to 21.43% and are now approaching…

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Consumers add £800m to credit card debt in cost of living crunch

Latest figures from the Bank of England (BOE) have revealed that consumers borrowed an additional £1.3 billion in consumer credit in March, of which £800 million was new lending on credit cards, taking total credit card borrowing in the first three months of this year to £2 billion. The figures show credit card borrowing was…

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Consumer finance new business grows by 33%

17th January 2022 Consumer Lending | #consumer lending

New figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business grew by 33% in November 2021 compared with the same month in 2020. In the eleven months to November 2021, new business was 14% higher than in the same period in 2020. The credit card and personal loan sectors…

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Lenders report lower borrowing demand

14th January 2022 Consumer Lending | #consumer lending

Lenders have reported a lower borrowing demand at the close of the year according to a new report from the Bank of England (BoE). The quarterly survey of banks and building societies found that demand for secured lending for house purchases fell in the final quarter of last year. The demand for mortgages fell back…

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Households borrowing on credit cards increases

5th January 2022 Consumer Lending | #consumer lending

Latest figures from the Bank of England (BoE) show that credit card spending increased in November, with spending and borrowing showing signs of normalising after being distorted by pandemic-driven support measures. The report shows that £1.2 billion was borrowed in November using credit cards, overdrafts and personal loans, with £862 million spent on credit cards.…

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Fear of rejection putting off millions of borrowers

15th December 2021 Consumer Lending | #consumer lending

Millions of people in the UK are being put off accessing credit products because they fear a rejected application could harm their chances of a loan in the future, according to new analysis from Freedom Finance, one of the UK’s leading online consumer lending platforms. The research shows that more than one in 10 (11%)…

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Biggest banks pass financial stress test

14th December 2021 Consumer Lending | #consumer lending

A new report by The Bank of England (BoE) says that Britain’s financial system is healthy enough to withstand a deep recession. The report found that major UK banks are strong enough to keep supporting households and businesses, even in severe scenarios. The Bank’s annual stress test found that the country’s eight biggest lenders would…

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