Financial Conduct Authority
Price cap proposed for rent-to-own firms to protect vulnerable consumers
The financial regulator has proposed a new price cap on rent-to-own firms to come into place next spring, meaning consumers can't be charged more in interest than they paid for the product
22 November 2018
Guest Comment: Don't lose out by being loyal to your insurer
Christopher Woolard, Executive Director of Strategy and Competition at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), explains why the regulator is examining how insurance firms decide what prices they charge their customers
8 November 2018
Regulator enlists Gok Wan and Fred from First Dates in PPI campaign
First it used Arnold Schwarzenegger's animatronic head to urge consumers to reclaim PPI - now the Financial Conduct Authority has enlisted two more celebrities in its campaign as next year's deadline approaches
8 November 2018
Payday lenders told to offer compensation
The financial regulator has written to payday lenders today telling them they must compensate customers who were sold unaffordable loans
15 October 2018
Tesco Bank fined millions over 2016 cyber-attack
Tesco Bank has been fined £16.4 million by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) after failing to protect customers from a cyber attack in November 2016
1 October 2018
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