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UK Proposes New Approach To Regulate ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Market Amid Rising Consumer Debt Concerns

In the UK, 14 million people used “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) at least once in the six months leading up to January 2023. Frequent users were more than four times as likely as other consumers to have missed a payment on a...more

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Buy Now, Pay Later regulation – the wait is (nearly) over

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It has been a long time in gestation but finally, over three and a half years after the Woolard Review highlighted the potential risks of unregulated, but easily available, interest free credit facilities, we have the...more

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UK Financial Conduct Authority Publishes Mortgage Charter Uptake Data

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The Financial Conduct Authority has published a new webpage on Mortgage Charter Uptake data. The webpage sets out the latest uptake data from firms who have signed the Government's Mortgage Charter. The Charter was introduced...more

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UK Conduct Regulator Publishes Results of Review of Investment Platforms Market

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The U.K. Financial Conduct Regulator has published a statement on the results of its review of the investment platforms market. The FCA launched its Investment Platforms Market Study in 2017 to investigate whether competition...more

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Banking and finance regulatory news, May 2021 # 3

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COVID-19: FCA statement on regulatory treatment of Recovery Loan Scheme - The FCA has published a statement on the regulatory treatment of the UK Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS), which was launched on 6 April 2021 as part of the...more

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Consumer finance regulatory news, April 2021

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COVID-19: FCA updates mortgage guidance and reports on mortgage and consumer credit firms' implementation of tailored support guidance - On 25 March 2021, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published updated Finalised...more

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Financial institutions general regulatory news, April 2021

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UK-EU MoU on regulatory cooperation in financial services - HM Treasury has announced that technical discussions on the text of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) on UK-EU regulatory cooperation in financial services have...more

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Financial institutions general regulatory news, February 2021 # 4

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Operational resilience: developments in the financial services sector in the UK - In recent years, operational resilience has come under the spotlight of financial regulators globally, leading to a proliferation of new...more

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Consumer finance regulatory news, February 2021 # 3

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Payday Lending Market Investigation Order 2015: CMA summary of borrowing template - The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published a template of a summary of borrowing statement, to be used by lenders to comply...more

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Consumer finance regulatory news, February 2021 # 2

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Woolard Review sets out vision for unsecured credit - The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a report, to the FCA board on a review of change and innovation in the unsecured consumer credit market. ...more

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Financial institutions general regulatory news, February 2021 # 2

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UK and Switzerland to deepen cooperation on financial services - HM Treasury has published a press release announcing plans to move forward to the next stage of talks between the UK and Switzerland on an agreement on...more

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Banking and finance regulatory news, September 2020 # 2

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Credit unions: PRA 2020 annual assessment of category 5 credit unions - The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has updated its webpage on credit unions to publish letters sent to directors of category 5 credit...more

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Vulnerable customers and financial services: what does the future hold?

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The fair treatment of vulnerable customers is a key priority for the FCA. It is an important topic not least because the FCA considers that half of UK adults (25.6 million people) display one or more characteristics of...more

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UK Government Responds to Committee Report on Conduct Authority's Perimeter of Regulation

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The U.K. government has published a response to the Treasury Committee's report on the Financial Conduct Authority's perimeter of regulation. The Committee's Report is part of its ongoing inquiry, The Work of the Financial...more

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