Doorstep lender Non-Standard Finance teetering ‘on the brink’ of collapse due to pandemic By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 25 June 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 25 June 2020 A major doorstep lending group has warned its future hangs in the balance because of the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Non-Standard … Read more
Fresh row hits tainted UK Finance: Ex boss accused of sorting ‘questionable’ £2bn loan as Barclays fought to avoid a Government bailout in 2008 By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 19 June 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 19 June 2020 The former boss of UK Finance embroiled in a sexism row … Read more
Banking chief quits in sexism storm: UK Finance boss resigns over ‘unpleasant’ comments about financier Amanda Staveley Stephen Jones, chief executive of UK Finance, quit over derogatory comments Amanda Staveley has accused Barclays’s top brass of ‘sexism and misogyny’ Transcripts of two calls made by Jones were handed to the judge as evidence Yesterday judge … Read more
Fiat launches first ‘pay-as-you-go’ car finance deal in Britain costing £99 a month and 19p for every mile driven Deal is only available on the latest Fiat 500 model and is aimed at commuters Italian brand says the offer will cost motorists £10.50 per day to drive 25 miles It is based on a personal … Read more
Fiat and Alfa Romeo to waive up to 7 MONTHS of car finance payments if customers lose their job in the next year due to the coronavirus pandemic Third of motorists surveyed say they are interested in buying a new car but are concerned about their job security FCA Group – including Fiat, Alfa Romeo, … Read more
MIDAS SHARE TIPS: AFH, the firm offering finance for the over-50s, could give YOUR investments a brighter future By Joanne Hart for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:00 BST, 11 May 2019 | Updated: 16:47 BST, 14 May 2019 The UK is growing older. Around 40 per cent of the British population is over 50 … Read more
Anyone who has a finance arrangement in place on a car can now access a three-month payment freeze under temporary measures introduced by the Financial Conduct Authority. Borrowers with Personal Contract Purchase or Personal Contract Hire car finance plans can request the payment freeze ‘at any point’ the city regulator states. Finance companies should not … Read more
Borrowers of £48billion in car finance will be able to freeze their payments for three months if they are struggling to cover their installments due to coronavirus, the Financial Conduct Authority proposed today. The city regulator said those who used Personal Contract Purchase, Hire Purchase or Conditional Sale agreements to purchase a car would be … Read more
All too easy: The banks are relentlessly pursuing an agenda to take us away from using cash but it doesn’t work for everyone Slowly but surely, like a Number 9 bus, we are moving towards a cashless society where plastic and payment apps rule. Move over bank and building society branches run by tellers with friendly … Read more
MARKET REPORT: Easyjet founder Stelios targets airline’s finance chief in dispute over £4.5bn Airbus order By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 6 April 2020 | Updated: 22:23 BST, 6 April 2020 The spat between Easyjet’s board and its colourful founder intensified as he lined up the airline’s finance boss as his … Read more