CMA wants Apple to open up iPhone contactless technology to rivals
The CMA says Apple’s fees and restrictions are holding back rival payment apps in the UK, while competitors have already launched in the EU.
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Major car finance law firm calls for ban on claims adverts
One of the UK’s biggest car finance claims firms wants advertising stopped to prevent more drivers being signed up twice and facing cancellation fees.
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Car finance compensation: FCA challenge goes to trial in February
The Tribunal has agreed to examine evidence from Consumer Voice’s experts and ordered the FCA to release more data behind its payout calculations.
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Consumer Voice sets out case for fairer car finance payouts
We argue that the regulator has failed to justify compensation rules that could underpay millions of drivers by billions of pounds.
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Buy Now Pay Later borrowers get stronger protections from 15 July
New FCA rules come into force today, requiring lenders to carry out affordability checks and offer support to customers in financial difficulty.
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FCA faces uphill task to rein in surge in car finance ads
A surge in car finance ads is exposing poor practice as the FCA reviews claims firms – leaving consumers to navigate a confusing and fast-moving market.
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Consumer Voice takes legal action over FCA car finance compensation scheme payouts
The FCA’s car finance compensation scheme is meant to put things right, but we are taking action to prevent drivers being undercompensated.
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FCA car finance compensation scheme announced: how much you could get and what to do now
Millions of drivers due compensation after the Financial Conduct Authority confirmed a UK-wide car finance redress scheme.
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Car finance scandal: those hit hardest risk losing out again
Millions were overcharged through hidden commissions. Now, the people who suffered most face the biggest barriers to getting their money back.
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NS&I to repay £476m to bereaved families after savings payout failures
The government has promised compensation and interest after thousands of bereaved families were left unaware of money they were entitled to.
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FCA car finance redress scheme could exclude borrowers who paid more overall
The FCA’s proposed compensation threshold could exclude the very borrowers it should protect the most, according to one leading law firm.
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Car finance compensation: how consumers are being signed up twice and charged to leave
Regulators warn claims firms to clean up their practices as millions of consumers risk losing out through confusion, duplication and unnecessary fees.
