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Whether you are a journalist, broadcaster, parliamentary researcher or simply seeking up-to-date facts, statistics and commentary about the lending industry, this section of our website is your resource. You will find links to recent press releases, a useful search facility and an RSS feed.
Industry trends
Our Research Team regularly publishes figures on industry trends for the asset, motor and consumer finance sectors (see research articles on this page or on the Research page).
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Point of sale credit continues to be popular with consumers-
6 Jun 2013
New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that point-of-sale finance continues to support the economy by helping consumers make essential purchases. - Growth in used car finance deals hits two-year high
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6 Jun 2013
New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show the strongest growth for more than two years in the number of used cars bought by consumers on finance at dealerships. In April, new business grew 26% by value and 22% by volume compared with April 2012 - A return to growth for the asset finance sector
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6 Jun 2013
New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show the strongest April performance in five years for the asset finance market, with new business of ?1.84 billion. This represents growth of 11% compared with the same month in 2012. - Finance House Base Rate (FHBR) is 1.0% for June 2013
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31 May 2013
The FHBR will be 1.0% for June 2013, which represents no change compared with May 2013. - FLA comments on proposed rules for lease accounting
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16 May 2013
FLA comments on new proposals from the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) to change the treatment of lease accounting. - Modest Growth in Consumer Credit
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10 May 2013
New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) highlight the importance of point of sale credit for consumers, including in the motor finance sector where new business has grown 19% in the first quarter of this year. - Asset finance figures illustrate need for Funding for Lending Scheme extensio
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10 May 2013
New figures released today from the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show a 1% increase in new business provided through leasing and hire purchase contracts over the last year, but a fall of 5% during the first quarter of 2013. - Strong car finance growth in Q1 2013
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10 May 2013
Figures published today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show another double digit increase in the number of new cars bought on finance by consumers through dealerships. In the twelve months to March 2013, the number of cars financed this way increased by 27%, and by 22% in the first quarter of this year. - Repossessions forecast for 2013 remains low despite an increase during Q1
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10 May 2013
New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show an increase in repossessions by second charge mortgage providers during Q1 2013, but the forecast for 2013 remains below the levels recorded in 2010 and 2011. - FLA comments on the extension to the Funding for Lending Scheme
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24 Apr 2013
FLA comments on the extension to the Funding for Lending Scheme Responding to this morning's announcement by the Bank of England of an extension to the Funding for Lending Scheme, Stephen Sklaroff, Director General of the Finance and Leasing Association, said: "The extensions to the Funding for Lending Scheme have the potential to boost the use of the scheme for business investment.
