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Uncle Buck LLP enters administration following FCA action
The FCA had concerns that Uncle Buck Finance LLP (Uncle Buck) was failing to meet the adequate resources Threshold Condition. Given the severity of these concerns, the FCA has required Uncle Buck to stop lending to customers. -
FCA says logbook lenders must raise standards
Research published today lifts the lid on how these firms treat their customers. The FCA has found evidence of poor firm behaviour, including little or no affordability checks with some applicants encouraged to manipulate details of their income on -
Fast-growing firms (FGFs) multi-firm review
We summarise our findings and set out our expectations of FCA solo-regulated fast-growing firms to identify, assess and manage the risks arising from their activities. -
The coronavirus (Covid-19) financial resilience survey data
The results from the FCA's financial resilience surveys that were sent to 23,000 regulated firms. Through the surveys the FCA is understanding the real-time effect the pandemic is having on the finances of the firms it prudentially regulates. -
Consumer Duty implementation plans
The Consumer Duty will set higher and clearer standards of consumer protection across financial services and require firms to act to deliver good outcomes for customers. The FCA sets out here the findings from their review of firms’ plans to embed -
Financial Lives survey highlights importance of the FCA’s Consumer Duty
The FCA has found 7.4 million people unsuccessfully attempted to contact one or more of their financial services providers in the 12 months before May 2022, with the most vulnerable in society most likely to struggle with this. The figure comes from -
Pension lifestyle investment strategies – our findings
Findings from our review of life insurance companies’ pension lifestyle investment strategies. -
Speech: Darwin and an evolution in price discrimination
In this stylised example the customer base is finite so there’s no advantage to offering a lower price to attract more customers. ... And many of the non-switchers are old and vulnerable. Is this acceptable? -
GC24/4: Proposed amendments to Guidance on the treatment of politically exposed persons
We are consulting on changes to our Guidance for firms on applying a proportionate and risk-based approach to UK Politically Exposed Persons. -
FCA proposes ban on debt packager referral fees to protect consumers
We have proposed banning debt packager firms from being paid to refer customers on to other firms.