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Financial Conduct Authority

Around a quarter of people living in rural areas do not have free access to cash within 2km (1.2 miles), according to figures published by regulators (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

Quarter of people in rural areas do not have free access to cash within 2km

23/07/2021

More than £15m has been lost to criminals offering bogus investment opportunities on dating platforms this year, according to Action Fraud (Posed by model/Tim Goode/PA)

Scam at first sight: Criminals using dating websites to offer bogus investments

20/07/2021

Concerns that some debt packager firms may have been profiting from advice which could put consumers at risk of significant harm have been raised by the Financial Conduct Authority (Ian Nicholson/PA)

Some debt packager firms could be putting consumers at risk of harm, says FCA

20/07/2021

The FCA has vowed to be more proactive in cracking down on fraud (FCA/PA)

UK

FCA vows to get faster at spotting poor behaviour

15/07/2021

The Bank of England has called for measures to protect against financial stability risks from banks moving services to the cloud and relying on a small number of secretive providers (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

UK

Bank calls for crackdown on cloud computing risks and ‘secrecy’

13/07/2021

Lloyds Banking Group has been fined £90.7m for misleading customers (Yui Mok/PA)

UK

Lloyds Bank fined £90.7m for misleading home insurance customers

08/07/2021

Legislation is needed to change how companies are incorporated in the UK, experts said (Luciana Guerra/PA)

UK

UK facing ‘tsunami’ of fraud, experts warn MPs in plea for swift action

08/07/2021

Bosses of financial services firms could see their pay linked to diversity targets (PA)

Bosses could see pay linked to diversity under City watchdog proposals

07/07/2021

Pension savers falling victim to scams are losing more than £50,000 on average – more than double the typical reported loss last year (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

Average pension scam loss doubles to more than £50,000

07/07/2021

Financial services regulation is being run out of London after Brexit (Yui Mok/PA)

Hand financial services responsibilities to regulators, MPs say

06/07/2021

Funeral plan providers will be held to new high standards to ensure that customers receive the products they were expecting, the Financial Conduct Authority said (PA)

Funeral plan providers ‘must prepare to meet high standards or leave the market’

05/07/2021

Hiscox has settled a lawsuit with an action group over Covid-19 business interruption claims (Philip Toscano/PA)

UK

Hiscox agrees settlement with Covid-19 action group over business claims

28/06/2021

Amigo is facing large payments over customer complaints (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Lender extends lifeline to struggling Amigo Loans

25/06/2021

Interest in cryptocurrencies seems to be growing, research has found (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

Around 2.3 million adults hold cryptocurrencies, watchdog finds

17/06/2021

The total value of mortgage advances in the first quarter of 2021 was £83.3 billion (Andrew Matthews/PA)

Home movers account for record share of mortgage lending in early 2021

08/06/2021

Neil Woodford has been interviewed by investigators at the FCA (Woodford Investment Management/PA)

UK

Woodford interviewed by investigators probing fund collapse

28/05/2021

Loyal insurance customers renewing their home or motor policy will get the same deals as new customers under a radical pricing shake-up (Tim Goode/PA)

Insurance pricing shake-up: what you need to know

28/05/2021

Insurers must stop charging existing customers higher premiums, the FCA has announced (Steve Parsons/PA)

Higher insurance premiums for loyal customers banned by regulator

28/05/2021

Staff stuck at home are less likely to stumble on bad behaviour (Joe Giddens/PA)

Whistleblower reports ‘fall’ as staff work from home

24/05/2021

Men are more likely than women to have both applied for credit and been turned down for it during the coronavirus pandemic, according to research (Andrew Matthews/PA)

Men more likely to have applied for credit and been turned down during pandemic

24/05/2021

Financial firms will have to put themselves in customers’ shoes and make sure they are acting in their best interests under proposals from the Financial Conduct Authority (Tim Goode/PA)

New duty proposed for financial firms to give stronger consumer protections

14/05/2021

New services will become available to meet the cash needs of consumers and businesses, a boss at the City regulator has said (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

UK

New services to meet people’s cash needs on way, says FCA boss

13/05/2021

More home-owners are expected to fall into mortgage arrears this year, according to UK Finance (Joe Giddens/PA)

Increases in mortgage arrears expected in 2021, says UK Finance

13/05/2021

Greensill collapsed earlier this year, losing more than 1,000 jobs worldwide. (Ian West/PA)

UK

City watchdog signals scrutiny of piggyback system used by Greensill

12/05/2021

Lex Greensill giving evidence to the Commons Treasury Committee (House of Commons/PA)

UK

Greensill founder apologises as watchdog launches probe

11/05/2021

Provident Financial is quitting doorstep lending after 141 years (Provident Financial/PA)

Provident Financial quits doorstep lending after 141 years

10/05/2021

Park First offered high returns to potential investors (Victoria Jones/PA)

City watchdog ‘nears deal’ over Park First investments

04/05/2021

Pension savers could have an appointment with Pension Wise booked for them by their provider when they are looking to access their money, the Financial Conduct Authority said (Nick Ansell/PA)

Savers could be nudged more strongly to take up pension guidance, says FCA

04/05/2021

(Philip Toscano/PA)

FCA issues final report on RBS’s controversial restructuring unit

13/06/2019

The TSB Branch on Aberdeen's Rosehill Drive

Aberdeen man, 72, conned out of £85,000 savings

06/11/2018

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