The Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Services Authority is to leave the organisation in June of 2012. Hector Sants, chief executive (CEO) of the…

Activity in the UK service sector grew in December at its fastest rate since July, according to the latest purchasing managers’ index (PMI). The PMI…

Universities across the UK have collected almost £50 million in library fines for overdue books. The University of Leeds was the biggest gainer with collection…

The International Association of Commercial Collectors (IACC) recently elected its board of directors for the 2012 year during the association’s 41st Annual Convention in Miami…

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee today voted to maintain the official Bank Rate paid on commercial bank reserves at 0.5%. The Committee also…

Federal Management are proud to announce their membership of FENCA (Federation of European National Collection Associations), further strengthening their debt collection operations across the UK,…

While 2012 is now upon us many businesses still experience the same difficulties that they did in 2011 when it comes to late payers and…

Barclays has said it will pay out compensation to everyone to whom it sold payment protection insurance and who made a complaint before 20 April.…

Prices of prime London property rose 0.9% in June 2011, contributing to annual growth of 8.3%, report Knight Frank. Prices have risen 34% since their…

Despite the slight increase during June for the UK housing market, Halifax claim that more problems could be just around the corner. Halifax, which is…

The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames is seeking two bailiff companies to assist the recovery of council tax, business rates, and overpaid housing benefits…

In the last three months, West End specialist estate agency, LDG, has seen a 48% increase in buyers using mortgages to finance their purchases. In…

Debt Collection Agencies have been invited to submit tenders to Anglian Waters after the company opened the doors to bidders to compete with current debt…

Fitch Ratings says it expects that elevated levels of consumer debt may prolong the recovery of the asset quality of South Africa’s major banks. Earlier…

No Win No Fee Debt Recovery - Really? As the old saying goes “if something is too good to be true then it probably is”. You may…

In the forthcoming update to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) Guidance for Debt Collectors, which is expected in the latter part of the year,…

HM Revenue and Customs’ ability to recover £2bn from people who have paid too little tax has been thrown into question after it emerged it…

Those trying to dodge paying outstanding traffic debts in Coventry should be aware as Coventry City Council is on the hunt for bailiff firms to…

A debt collection agency hired by the FSA to collect unpaid fees has been criticised by the Complaints Commissioner for “hectoring” an advisory business. The…

If you are an Arizona citizen who owed money for power, gas or water then chances are that you will be, or will have, had…

Students may soon be confronted by debt collectors on their doorsteps. A source inside the Ministry of Social Development has told The Wellingtonian the Government…

The Complaints Commissioner has upheld an IFA firm’s complaint over the “hectoring” phone manner of a debt collection agency employed by the FSA. At the…

Maureen Walder, 54, married John Lewis, 48, in a lavish ceremony in Sri Lanka in October 2007, eight months before his divorce from his fourth…

Planet Fitness has admitted that sloppy debt collection was behind the announcement of an amnesty offer last week, which could see thousands of its members…

Should student loan borrowers have a chance to know the rules and strategies used by debt collectors? The U.S. Department of Education appears to be…

Debt collection agencies will be used by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) during 2010-11 to collect an additional £140m of tax debt. In the June…

Lending for house purchases has increased by 45% year on year in March, making it the ninth consecutive month of year-on-year growth, according to figures…

South African landlords who collect rent arrears have now been placed under the scope of the Debt Collectors Act, according to property management group Trafalgar.…