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Payday lending reports to help inform government and regulators on consumer credit regulations transfer to the Financial Conduct Authority.
The order imposes new obligations on online and high street payday lenders.
Find guidance on making employees' student loan and postgraduate loan deductions in different circumstances.
Finance for SMEs in the UK with no fixed payments, fixed terms or security required. The advance is repaid as a percentage of future card sales.
Following CMA action, payday lender Shelby Finance has written off loans and apologised to customers after not providing them with important information.
The CMA investigated the payday lending market and has published its final order.
A lack of price competition means that payday loan customers may be paying too much for their loans, according to provisional findings from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
The CMA has set out proposals to increase price competition between payday lenders and help borrowers get a better deal.
The CMA has published its final order on the payday lending market to increase price competition between payday lenders and help borrowers.
Letter to Shelby Finance Limited about its non-compliance with Part 4 of the Payday Lending Market Investigation Order 2015, relating to the provision of summary of borrowing statements.
If you don’t have enough to live on while you wait for your first payment you may be able to get an advance of your first Universal Credit payment.
The CMA has published its final report on the payday lending market, including its decisions on measures to increase price competition between payday lenders and to help borrowers get a better deal.
Get a benefit advance if you've applied for a benefit for the first time and cannot afford to wait for the first payment
Expecting your first student finance payment? We’ve got you covered!
Tax and reporting rules for employers providing loans to employees
Interest-free loans from the government for some people on benefits: how to apply, check if you're eligible
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