Finance and insurance
Finance and insurance News
- Startline to roll out new motor finance insight tool
- Retailers urged to enhance car buyers' unaccompanied test drive experience
- FCA gains power to remove unused permissions
- Car supply shortages deliver 20% decline in consumer car finance
- V12VF achieves £50m stock funding milestone
- Alphera launches new website to improve user experience
- CarMoney launches CarFinder service
- Arnold Clark implements digital aftersales payments using Bumper
- Car brands reduced finance deposit contributions by 18% in Q3, AM analysis finds
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Have dealers and funding providers cleared COVID-hit car buyers' finance hurdles?
Motor finance companies and car dealers have borne the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic, but how well have they overcome the challenge of motorists' 1.8 million requests for finance forbearance.
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Has online car finance really come of age?
Lenders and finance platform providers report increased online vehicle financing activity, albeit mixed with dealership interaction, although the trend is far more pronounced in used than new.
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Are car retail’s new FCA regulations having the desired effect?
Six months on from the introduction of new Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulations, automotive retailers should be starting to see an impact on average commission levels as they adapt to a new way of working.
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5 minutes with... Bumper chief commercial officer, Jack Allman
Bumper chief commercial officer Jack Allman speaks to AM editor Tim Rose about the aftersales finance provider's plans for 2021.
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A consumer credit challenge in 2021
Coronavirus has driven an uplift in motor finance digital applications this year, but 2021 looks set to bring further effects for dealerships regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Here AM examines three key impacts.
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Keeping motor finance safe to trade
In early 2021 the Financial Conduct Authority's ban on discretionary commission in motor finance will kick in. AM examines the impact on motor retailers.
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Dealers get set for disclosure and accountability in motor finance
The Financial Conduct Authority is keen for motor retailers providing consumer credit to be upfront about earning finance commission
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How are motor retailers coping under SMCR?
The FCA replaced its ‘authorised person’ credit compliance system for car dealers with the Senior Managers & Certification Regime (SMCR) on December 9
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Dealers have weeks to argue against new FCA disclosure rules
Financial Conduct Authority says proposed rules on commission disclosure are designed to give buyers more clarity
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What’s next in the FCA’s commission crackdown?
A ban on interest-linked commissions will level the playing field, says Financial Conduct Authority
