Corporate report
Payday lending
Published 25 November 2016
Recommendation to regulator | Response |
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1. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to take steps to improve the disclosure of late fees and other additional charges. | FCA considers existing rules sufficient. Issues of disclosure to be addressed by the authorisation process, its review of high-cost short-term credit (HCSTC) (conducted in parallel with our market investigation) and subsequent enforcement as necessary. |
2. FCA to work with lenders and other market participants to help customers shop around without unduly affecting their ability to access credit. | No specific regulatory action, based on testing of disclosures with consumers. Some work in engaging with the Information Commissioner바카라 사이트™s Office on data issues. Ongoing engagement with lenders and credit reference agencies (CRAs) on promoting a market-driven solution. |
3. FCA to take further steps to promote real-time data sharing (RTDS) between lenders and CRAs. | 90% of loans by volume reported by RTDS; FCA to monitor progress to ensure there continue to be improvements in this area and come forward with rules if it detects any loss of momentum. |
4. FCA to take steps to increase transparency around the role of lead generators. | New rules introduced to ensure that lead generators (which act as credit brokers) must be explicit that they are not lenders. |
5. FCA to introduce standards for payday loan price comparison websites (PCWs) through its existing legal framework. | New rules on PCWs introduced via . |
6. FCA to give consideration as to how to encourage authorised payday loan PCWs to be open to all lenders to better facilitate comparisons. | FCA has made a declaration that it would use its concurrent competition powers to act as appropriate. |