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UK FOS Publishes Q1 2025/26 Complaints Data Showing Decline in Case Levels

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The UK Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) published its Q1 2025/26 complaints data alongside a press release, revealing a notable decline in case volumes to 68,000, down from 74,600 in the same period last year. Complaints...more

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UK Announces New Regime To Regulate ‘Buy-Now, Pay-Later’ Lending Following October 2024 Consultation

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In October 2024, HM Treasury (HMT) published a consultation paper amid perceived concerns related to the “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) sector, including uninformed consumer decisions, affordability checks and levels of...more

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UK Government Publishes Initial Proposals on CCA Reform

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Government consults on the first stage of reforming the UK consumer credit regime, covering information requirements, sanctions, and criminal offences....more

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

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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 reform: UK government publishes updated proposals – now over to the FCA

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HM Treasury has published its long-awaited response to the February 2023 consultation on its proposed approach to bringing Buy-Now Pay-Later (BNPL) within the FCA’s regulatory perimeter. The government is clear that “swift...more

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[Webinar] Buy-Now Pay-Later: HM Treasury consultation response - July 7th, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm BST

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Hogan Lovells Financial Services Regulatory team shares insights on HM Treasury's recently published response to its October 2021 consultation on the scope and form of a new regulatory regime for Buy-Now Pay-Later (BNPL)...more

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UK Consumer Credit Act 1974: Government Commits To 'Ambitious Long-Term Reform'

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Almost 50 years after its entry into force, HM Treasury has announced a commitment to reform the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (CCA) with a plan to consult on the direction of reform by the end of this year. The reforms will build...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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Consumer Credit Update

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This update takes a look at the FCA’s Interim Report and its initial views relating to the review of the provisions of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (CCA), which show early signs of a more pragmatic approach to regulation than...more

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