Welcome to the Knowledge Hub, where you can find a range of resources designed to help you get a deeper understanding of the entire credit and lending world. Take a look at the webinars, conference presentations, best practice case studies, recommended reports and insight tools by different industry below.
Parliament’s Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has called for a national mobilisation on energy efficiency to reduce household energy bills, cut climate-changing emissions and reduce reliance on fossil fuel imports
Regulator the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has reportedly written to buy now, pay later (BNPL) chiefs against using a financial promotion “loophole”
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has called for providers of high-cost lending products to implement more rigorous creditworthiness assessments, especially when it comes to repeat borrowing
Experts have raised concerns over cash-strapped public sector workers turning to buy now, pay later (BNPL) loans after being turned down by mainstream lenders
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned that firms involved in Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) must comply with financial promotion rules when advertising their products
Following announcements in February and June 2022 regarding the increase in the level of claims, Morses Club has decided to pursue the potential use of a scheme of arrangement
When Covid-19 hit, Vodafone suffered an eight percent increase in fraud attack compared to pre-pandemic levels, exposing the business to an incremental £11m potential loss. The company’s reaction to this risk led to a transformation programme which enabled the team to reduce actual realised losses by £1.7m
Net borrowing of mortgage debt by individuals increased to £7.4bn in May from £4.2bn in April, according to the Bank of England’s latest money and credit release
Public sector borrowing excluding public sector banks reached £14bn in May 2022, the third-highest set of May borrowing since monthly records began in 1993
The future of lending during booming demand for borrowing is the focus of the 2022 Lending Summit, sponsored by Alphera and Ohpen, which takes place on 1 November at InterContinental O2, London
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) volumes are predicted to surpass £20bn in 2022, an increase of 52% from 2021, according to research from digital lender Freedom Finance
Billing Finance won Best Independent Lender (non-bank owned) at the 2022 Car Finance Awards. Its entry provided detailed examples and actions as to how it had performed strongly all-round
Lender Oracle Finance won Best Specialist Car Finance Provider at the 2022 Car Finance Awards, with headline partner Experian and sponsored by Evolution Funding, LexisNexis, APLYiD, Netsol and ALPHERA Financial Services, and judges commended its “use of technology” and “strong approach to customer service”
The affordability of electric vehicles (EVs) remains a problem in integrating them into the market, a recent Members-only roundtable at the 2022 Car Finance Conference revealed
BMW Financial Services and Close Brothers Motor Finance were among the winners at the seventh Car Finance Awards, sponsored by ALPHERA Financial Services, Evolution Funding, Kind Consultancy and MotoNovo Finance
Ian Plummer discusses the story behind the new car shortage at the Car Finance Conference 2022.
Retention and Culture by April Drake
Conference Presentations19 May 2022
Speaking at the Car Finance Conference 2022, April Drake discusses key ideas including: the job market, the great resignation, retention and culture and authenticty.
Administrators for the collapsed rent-to-own firm BrightHouse have warned there will not be enough money to compensate thousands left with unaffordable debts
The government is set to introduce a bill designed to protect consumers’ access to cash, ensuring the continued availability of withdrawal and deposit facilities
47% of people didn’t realise buy now, pay later (BNPL) schemes can lead to debt if scheduled payments are missed, according to Creditspring’s latest financial stability tracker
Detailed personal achievements in problem-solving highlighted Andrew Goodfellow, chief marketing officer at BNP Paribas as 2022’s Outstanding Leader in Collections
This month’s Credit Strategy magazine explores unreliable data procured from the pandemic, and how lenders can act responsibly during the cost-of-living crisis
A “really strong set of operational metrics” set Becky Letman, head of operations at Mann Island Finance, as the stand-out entry for 2022’s inaugural The Leadership Awards’ Outstanding Leader in Operations
Adapting and responding to the cost-of-living crisis takes a central role at this year’s Collections & Vulnerability Summit, taking place on 30 November in Manchester
Here we bring you the latest industry moves, including appointments at McLaren Credit Services, ALPHERA Financial Services and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has finalised rules requiring listed companies to disclose the level of diversity within their senior management teams
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