Research
Welcome to the research and statistics pages.
The work of the FLA's research team provides members with a unique source of data on the asset, consumer and motor finance industries. Collected from members on a monthly basis, industry data are published by the FLA on a range of measures. Members use survey results to track market trends and benchmark their company's performance. Industry statistics are important for lobbying and representing members' interests to government and regulators and they form the basis of discussion for the FLA's regular meetings with the Bank of England on credit conditions.
In addition to our regular member reports and subscription based statistical services, the FLA commissions bespoke research projects to support it's lobbying work.
Publicly available statistics can be seen on our media pages.
For further information contact research@fla.org.uk
Recent news
Finance House Base Rate (FHBR) is 1.5% for February 2012-
27 Jan 2012
The FHBR will be 1.5% for February 2012, which represents no change compared with January 2012. 
Consumers cautious with credit in run up to Christmas-
16 Jan 2012
New consumer credit fell by 2% in November as shoppers remained cautious in the run-up to Christmas, according to the latest figures from the Finance & Leasing Association. Spending through store cards, store instalment credit, personal loans and credit cards all fell, leading to an overall drop in lending by FLA members in November compared with the same month a year before. 
Leasing grows in popularity for business investment-
13 Jan 2012
New figures from the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that the popularity of business finance as a means of financing investment in new business equipment has grown significantly.
