Household debt: Economic indicators
Debt levels affect how much households spend. Find the latest data on UK household debt, mortgage rates and insolvencies.
A guide to the main amendments agreed to during the Report and Thrid Reading stages of the Financial Services Bill 2012
Financial Services Bill: House of Lords Report & Third Reading stages (150KB PDF)
This note summarises (mainly) government amendments passed during the Report and Third Reading Stages of the Financial Services Bill in the House of Lords. Another standard note (SN/BT/6456) describes the Lords’ committee stages. It includes the Gvoernment’s new committment regarding regulation of pay day loans and the introduction of new provisions bringing benchmark activities (such as LIBOR) within the explicit remit of the regulators.
Financial Services Bill: House of Lords Report & Third Reading stages (150KB 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.