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11 Dec 2018 Calum Fuller
Barclays customers will be able to block certain types of spending on their debit card through a feature introduced to the bank’s mobile app
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Hospitality sector suffers most company failures

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Link Asset Services acquires Dutch mortgage broker FlexFront

FCA: “No widespread harm” from long-term mortgage arrears

FCA: “No widespread harm” from long-term mortgage arrears

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The hospitality sector suffered the most company failures in the third quarter of 2018, according to a study carried out across 12 UK business sectors
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Link Asset Services acquires Dutch mortgage broker FlexFront

Link Asset Services has agreed to acquire FlexFront Group, comprising of Dutch mortgage broker FlexFront and mid-office service provider Nationaal Hypotheek Loket (NHL)
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FCA: “No widespread harm” from long-term mortgage arrears

While the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has “not identified widespread harm” to customers from extended forbearance, it has found inconsistencies in firms’ arrears management practices.
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More than 100,000 suicide attempts related to problem debt each year

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IPA to regulate high-volume IVA providers

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The Insolvency Practitioners Association (IPA) has announced a regulatory framework for the “continuous monitoring” of the use of Individual Voluntary Arrangements (IVAs) by the high-volume providers
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Manolete Partners plans AIM listing

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BoE: Slowdown in growth of consumer credit

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