Media Centre
Welcome to the media page.
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).
Speakers
As a trusted voice in the industry, we are always happy to provide thought leaders for conferences and discussion forums. Click to see a list of recent speeches.
FLA comments on Budget implications for small businesses-
20 Mar 2013
Comment from Julian Rose, Head of Asset Finance for the Finance and Leasing Association, on the announcement in the Budget that 3 million unincorporated small businesses will have the option to offset their lease rental costs against income tax instead of having to calculate tax capital allowances.
Asset Finance confidence survey shows optimistic outlook during 2013-
19 Mar 2013
Following 5% growth in core asset finance new business during January 2013, the latest asset finance confidence survey from the Finance and Leasing Association (FLA), carried out during Q1 of 2013, shows that new business is expected to increase by more than 10% in the direct finance channel during the next twelve months.
Small increase in consumer credit lending during January 2013 -
8 Mar 2013
New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show a small increase in consumer credit lending in January of 1% compared with the same month in 2012.
2013 begins with increases in business equipment and car leasing -
8 Mar 2013
New figures from the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that core asset finance new business1 grew by 5% in January 2013 compared with the same month in 2012. This was driven by the business equipment and car finance sectors which reported new business up by 6% and 15% respectively.
Continued growth in motor finance-
8 Mar 2013
The latest figures from the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that the number of new cars bought using dealer finance grew by 28% in January 2013. Demand for motor finance remains buoyant, and is another reminder that the consumer credit market needs a regulatory regime which supports both the supply of credit and the diversity of lenders.
FLA comments on the OFTs suspension power -
22 Feb 2013
Stephen Sklaroff commenting on the Office of Fair Trading?s (OFT) final guidance on new powers to suspend consumer credit licenses.
SECOND CHARGE REPOSSESSIONS FALL IN 2012-
14 Feb 2013
Repossessions made by second-charge mortgage providers were down by 24.1%1 in 2012 compared with 2011, according to figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA), the trade body for the second-charge mortgage market. In 2012, second-charge mortgage lenders repossessed 628 properties.
Another year of growth in asset finance -
8 Feb 2013
Growth in consumer finance market during 2012-
8 Feb 2013
Big increase in motor finance in 2012-
7 Feb 2013
