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More than a million SMEs now on £45bn of emergency loans

More than a million SMEs now on £45bn of emergency loans

The latest Treasury figures show that £45bn of government-guaranteed loans has been approved to support over one million businesses in the UK, during the Covid-19 pandemic

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More than a million SMEs now on £45bn of emergency loans
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More than a million SMEs now on £45bn of emergency loans

08 Jul 2020Lauren Tavener
The latest Treasury figures show that £45bn of government-guaranteed loans has been approved to support over one million businesses in the UK, during the Covid-19 pandemic

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Risk appetite dries up, as 0% credit card offers drop to record low

Risk appetite dries up, as 0% credit card offers drop to record low

Top Stories18 Jun 2020
The number of zero percent offers on credit cards has dropped to a record low, as lenders try to mitigate the rising level of debt write-offs, according to Moneyfacts
FCA fines Commerzbank £37m after AML policies became "out of control"

FCA fines Commerzbank £37m after AML policies became "out of control"

Top Stories17 Jun 2020
Commerzbank’s London branch has been fined £37.8m, for failures in its anti-money laundering (AML) systems and controls over a five-year period
Metro Bank reveals objective on talks to acquire RateSetter

Metro Bank reveals objective on talks to acquire RateSetter

Top Stories15 Jun 2020
Metro Bank has today (June 15) confirmed it is in talks to acquire RateSetter, saying the peer-to-peer lender could accelerate growth across its unsecured consumer lending
Agility in collections through Covid-19 - benchmark against your industry

Agility in collections through Covid-19 - benchmark against your industry

Top Stories15 Jun 2020
Credit Strategy is calling for industry reponses to a survey to enable creditors and collections firms to benchmark their transitions since the lockdown
Corporate insolvencies fall again, as lenders provide £35bn of emergency loans

Corporate insolvencies fall again, as lenders provide £35bn of emergency loans

Top Stories12 Jun 2020
New monthly corporate insolvency statistics out today (June 12) show a decrease in May, compared to a year ago, but this week Treasury figures also revealed businesses have borrowed just under £35bn in emergency loans

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Jason Wassell

“It is time for a grown-up discussion about the role of consumer credit”

28 May 2020Jason Wassell
An evidence-based discussion, led by the Treasury, is needed to define the role consumer credit lenders can play in our society and the economy’s recovery, argues The Consumer Finance Association’s Jason Wassell
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Continuity in a crisis: The UK’s largest lenders explain how they’ve transitioned to WFH polices, and supported up to 1.6million customers, during the pandemic

Continuity in a crisis: The UK’s largest lenders explain how they’ve transitioned to WFH polices, and supported up to 1.6million customers, during the pandemic

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→ Worse than the 2008 crash? Our resident economist explains why this year’s recession could be deeper than the economic depression of 08/09

→ Covid-19 exposes the UK’s financial fragility: How coronavirus is exposing weaknesses in welfare policy and household finances

→ Putting credit invisibles on the map: How our survey with Experian revealed the regions where consumers are invisible on credit information
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The CS Interview

Premium: Yorkshire Building Society’s Tracey Newton on scaling the lender’s reward offering to its staff

Premium: Yorkshire Building Society’s Tracey Newton on scaling the lender’s reward offering to its staff

19 Feb 2020Amber PritchardAmber Pritchard
Tracey Newton of Yorkshire Building Society discusses innovating a reward strategy to serve nearly 4,000 people, whatever stage of their life or career they are in
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Jason Wassell

“It is time for a grown-up discussion about the role of consumer credit”

28 May 2020Jason Wassell
An evidence-based discussion, led by the Treasury, is needed to define the role consumer credit lenders can play in our society and the economy’s recovery, argues The Consumer Finance Association’s Jason Wassell
Steve Grice

Premium: Credit scoring and coronavirus - how can we protect the most vulnerable?

28 May 2020Steve Grice
Consumers who turn to high-cost credit to cover emergency bills during the pandemic may find their credit scores are negatively impacted, even if they use it responsibly. Elevate Credit’s managing director Steve Grice explains why this unfair imbalance needs to be addressed
Chris Fitch

Premium: In ill times, we need ‘good banks’ more than ever

28 May 2020Chris Fitch
During the recession of 2008/09, much of the debate between public figures centred on the need for banks to become a force for social good. With some examples from Tesco Bank, Starling Bank and others, Chris Fitch explains how the pandemic has provided a means to fulfil that purpose
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Premium: Amid new FCA proposals, and payment holidays surging into the millions, lenders face a defining challenge in credit risk and collections
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Premium: Amid new FCA proposals, and payment holidays surging into the millions, lenders face a defining challenge in credit risk and collections

19 Jun 2020Marcel LeGouaisMarcel LeGouais
Soon after new guidance was announced this morning (June 19) for payment holidays on credit cards and personal loans, the financial services industry has responded, revealing figures that show 960,000 payment holidays have been granted on credit cards alone

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Doriana Iovino

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Vive Bank
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Premium: HSBC and the mechanics of responsible lending

In 2019, the retail banking and wealth management team at HSBC took the Consumer Credit Team of the Year trophy. Their entry, shown here, showcased how they deployed Open Banking, slashed delinquency rates and improved analytics

Premium: The outlook in credit as Brexit approaches

With just weeks left before a potential disorderly exit from the EU, Credit Strategy highlights why credit professionals should be aware of consumers’ inability to absorb a shock and why younger customers could be most at risk

Eight things we learned about vulnerability at the Credit Summit

Debt charity Christians Against Poverty undertook an in-depth review of vulnerability and its many forms in its Stacked Against report. At the Credit Summit, director of external affairs Dawn Stobart and social policy manager Rachel Gregory outlined their findings. Here are some highlights
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Continuity in a crisis: The UK’s largest lenders explain how they’ve transitioned to WFH polices, and supported up to 1.6million customers, during the pandemic
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The game changer: Now in charge of £23bn of public sector debt, the Cabinet Office’s Steve Coppard talks cultural change
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Digital Fortress: Captains of Industry survey reveals FTSE executives’ fears around data protection
Fast lane: Why IFRS 9 is already accelerating debt sale activity
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