6/10/2024 10:42:15 AM FCA fines HSBC £6.2 million for unfair treatment of customers in financial difficulty By Sara Cody Emma Daniel On 23 May 2024, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) fined HSBC UK Bank plc, HSBC Bank plc and Marks and Spencer Financial Services...
2/14/2023 6:47:47 PM Buy Now Pay Later - is the (unregulated) end finally in sight? By Linklaters There have been concerns for some time that the proliferation of easy-to-get (or frictionless) Buy-Now-Pay-Later ("BNPL") credit from...
7/18/2022 3:17:35 PM Land's end: HMT clarifies position on the HNW exemption for article 3(1)(b) credit agreements By Jimi Piggott-Bader HM Treasury has published an Order clarifying the regulatory position for article 3(1)(b) credit agreements entered into by high net...
6/2/2021 6:15:47 PM UK consumers complained about banking and payments, credit and loans much more during the pandemic (surprise, surprise!) By Elizabeth Dowd The FOS has released its latest quarterly and annual complaints data, showing that interactions with the FOS about banking and payment...
5/24/2021 12:00:00 AM Reading on regulation of household credit before the financial crisis By Omar Salem Following my presentation last week at the LSE on the regulation of household credit before the financial crisis, I had a request for...