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Mortgage lending returns to growth

UK Finance has released its latest Household Finance Review, which showed that mortgage lending activity returned to growth in Quarter 3 (Q3), following a quieter second quarter caused by many...

05th December

In the press

Second charge mortgage new business volumes grew by 22% in September 2025

Commenting on the latest new business figures for the second charge mortgage market, Fiona Hoyle, Director of Consumer & Mortgage Finance and Inclusion at the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA),...

14th November

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Consumer finance new business grew by 8% in September 2025

New figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business grew in September 2025 by 8% compared with the same month in 2024. In the nine months to...

14th November

In the press

84% of merchants see growing demand for BNPL

A new report from Lloyds Merchant Services has found that consumers are increasingly looking for payment flexibility. 61% of adopters say they are more likely to shop with a retailer offering Buy Now...

28th October

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Mortgage borrowing fell in August

Latest Bank of England data showed that net borrowing of mortgage debt fell by £200 million month-on-month to £4.3 billion in August. This came after a £900m decrease to £4.5bn in July.

01st October

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Consumer finance new business grew by 4% in July 2025

New figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business grew in July 2025 by 4% compared with the same month in 2024. In the seven months to July 2025,...

10th September

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Second charge mortgage new business volumes grew by 15% in July 2025

Commenting on the latest new business figures for the second charge mortgage market, Fiona Hoyle, Director of Consumer & Mortgage Finance and Inclusion at the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA),...

10th September

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North of England FinTech Report 2025

The report finds the North to have close to 400 FinTech firms employing nearly 20,000 people, generating £1.5 billion of Gross Value Added (GVA) to the northern economy. It estimates the total FinTech...

04th August

In the press

Credit card spending slows

Latest UK credit card data from global analytics software leader FICO provides stark evidence that consumer financial confidence remains low. Whilst spending has followed the usual seasonal drop after...

23rd July

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