Loans

The financial regulator has confirmed a new set of payment freezes for customers struggling due to coronavirus, to be be introduced on Monday

24 April 2020

The financial regulator has proposed a new set of payment freezes for customers struggling financially due to Covid-19, on car finance deals, payday loans and buy-now-pay-later agreements

17 April 2020

Some customers of credit history-building tool Loqbox have had personal and financial data compromised after the firm was hit by a "sophisticated and complex" cyber-attack

2 March 2020

Payday loans provider 247Moneybox has collapsed into administration and will no longer be offering loans

2 December 2019

Britain's biggest payday lender has said it will pull out of the UK after a series of complaints and regulatory uncertainty rocked the business

26 October 2019

Peer-to-peer lender Funding Secure has gone into administration – here's what you need to know

24 October 2019

Peer-to-peer lender Zopa has launched a new free credit-scoring tool

16 October 2019

Motorists are predicted to save around £165 million a year under new proposals from the financial regulator to ban dealers from taking commission linked to the interest rate on car financing

15 October 2019

The financial regulator has sent a seven-page letter to peer-to-peer lending firms warning them the industry must clean up poor practices or face a "strong and rapid" crackdown

27 September 2019

A MoneySaver from Cheshire has claimed back over £4,000 using MoneySavingExpert.com's payday loan reclaiming tool after having her borrowing extended several times without additional checks on whether she could afford it - and she's hoping to get more cash back from other lenders

22 August 2019