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FCA fines guarantor lender TFS Loans Ltd (in administration) and requires it to provide redress to affected guarantors
We have fined TFS Loans Ltd (in administration) £811,900 in relation to deficient affordability checks on 3,150 guarantors in its consumer credit business. -
The Financial Conduct Authority is calling for views following the publication of its interim report into the effectiveness of competition in the cash savings market
The interim findings of the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) research indicate that because many consumers do not shop around, banks are able to pay lower interest rates to customers that ... The FCA will now undertake further research before taking -
FS19/5: Effective competition in non-workplace pensions
We have published our recent work on competition in the non-workplace pensions market. We are setting out the issues we have identified and seek stakeholder views to help develop our proposals for change. -
Watch out for signs of loan fee fraud as summer spending fuels financial pressure
With summer in full swing, the FCA launches its latest campaign to help consumers spot and avoid loan fee fraud. -
5 million pension savers could put their retirement savings at risk to scammers
The FCA and The Pensions Regulator are warning the public about fraudsters targeting people’s retirement savings. This warning comes as new research suggests that 42% of pension savers, which would equate over 5 million people across the UK, could -
£12 million compensation to be paid to thousands of struggling borrowers
The FCA expects lenders to learn the lessons from good and poor practice during the Covid-19 pandemic to help borrowers during the cost-of-living squeeze. -
Occasional Paper No. 45: The semblance of success in nudging consumers to pay down credit card debt
In this study we study consumer responses to a randomised field experiment on credit card debt repayment. -
FCA to require pension providers to offer to book Pension Wise appointments for consumers
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today proposed new rules to require pension providers to ‘nudge’ consumers to Pension Wise in order to benefit from guidance before they access their defined contribution pension savings. This includes -
TR14/10 - Developments in the distribution of retail investments: Purchasing investments without a personal recommendation or with simplified advice
We looked at how firms had designed their models and whether they supported good consumer outcomes. -
Greater support for people’s financial decisions, under regulator and government proposals
The FCA and Government are seeking views, as part of the joint Advice Guidance Boundary Review, on three proposals to help people make more informed investment and pensions decisions.