Household debt: Economic indicators
Debt levels affect how much households spend. Find the latest data on UK household debt, mortgage rates and insolvencies.
This Bill follows a series of Acts passed since the financial crisis of 2008. Whereas other Acts established a new regulatory framework, this Bill sets out a new ‘architecture’ of the institutions themselves.
Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill: Committee Stage Report (364KB PDF)
The key feature is the ring fencing of banks which separate retail deposit and lending functions from investment banking activities.
Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill: Committee Stage Report (364KB PDF)
Debt levels affect how much households spend. Find the latest data on UK household debt, mortgage rates and insolvencies.
While credit unions play prominent roles in financial sectors across the Anglosphere and in Northern Ireland, in Great Britain penetration is low. This briefing looks at the reasons why and legislative efforts to make credit unions more popular.
Answers to frequently asked questions relating to banking, credit, mortgages, investments and financial service fraud.