Debt

Adverse borrowers upping their unsecured debt

A third of people with adverse credit say the level of their unsecured debt...

Lack of awareness of support for those in financial difficulty

Bluestone Mortgages has revealed that 16% of people would be too embarrassed to seek...

Younger generation taking on more debt due to cost of living

Two-thirds of those aged between 18 and 34 years old say they have taken...

Struggling consumers urged to seek help with financial difficulties

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and MoneyHelper are urging consumers to get help as...

Broker searches being affected by cost of living crisis

Knowledge Bank has revealed that the cost of living crisis is impacting borrowers as...

Money fears behind financial services’ phone call boost

The rising cost of living is causing an increase in inbound phone calls for...

Increase in more severe forms of adverse credit

There has been a rise in the number of people who have experienced more...

Cost-of-living squeeze having effect on mortgage searches

Legal & General Mortgage Club has reported that overall mortgage search volumes by advisers...

Virgin Money integrates new affordability platform

Virgin Money has made changes to the way customers who have fallen into arrears...

FCA wants ban on debt packager referral fees

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued proposals banning debt packager firms from being...

Self-employed homeowners having debt difficulties

A third of self-employed homeowners have increased their unsecured debts and a quarter have...

Debt burden for one in three 2021 retirees

32% of people retiring in 2021 will be doing so in the red, according...

FCA targets debt packager firms

Following an FCA review of the practices of debt packager firms, five firms have...

Quarter of employees made bad debt decisions during pandemic

24% of employees say they made a bad decision about debt during the pandemic,...
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COMMENT

Comment

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

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The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...
Technology

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...
Building Societies

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...
Cover

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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