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
Asset finance supports growth in manufacturing investment-
16 May 2012
The latest figures from the Finance & Leasing Association show asset finance for investment in plant and machinery grew in Q1 2012 by 26% compared with Q1 2011. 
Second charge repossessions remain low-
10 May 2012
Repossessions made by second-charge mortgage providers were down by 19.5% in Q1 2012 compared with Q1 2011, according to figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA), the trade body for the second-charge mortgage market. In Q1 2012, FLA's second-charge mortgage lenders repossessed 157 properties. 
FLA figures show signs of a gradual improvement in consumer credit markets-
9 May 2012
New figures from the Finance & Leasing Association, the trade body for the consumer credit industry, indicate a gradual improvement in the first quarter of 2012. Total consumer finance provided by FLA members grew by 9% in March, compared with March 2011. 
Finance House Base Rate (FHBR) is 1.5% for May 2012-
27 Apr 2012
The FHBR will be 1.5% for May 2012, which represents no change compared with April 2012 
FLA figures show growing business investment in new equipment-
12 Apr 2012
Growth in all business equipment finance sectors in February is a sign that businesses are gaining the confidence to invest. 
Credit markets still fragile, says FLA-
5 Apr 2012
Consumer credit lending grew by 7% in February compared with the same month the year before, according to the latest figures from the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA), the trade body for the consumer credit industry. While this is the strongest growth in more than a year, the FLA has warned that the recovery remains fragile. 
Incentives lead to another record month for dealer motor finance-
4 Apr 2012
Good deals meant that 64.5% of people buying a new car used dealer finance to make their purchase in the year to February 2012. This is a record figure from the Finance & Leasing Association, the motor finance trade body, which also revealed that sales of new cars were up by 15% in February compared with February 2011. 
Illegal car sales on the increase-
29 Mar 2012
Selling a car which you do not yet own is the most common type of car fraud, according to figures released today by the Finance and Leasing Association (FLA) to coincide with Car Crime Awareness Week. 
Asset finance essential to business lending solution, says FLA-
16 Mar 2012
On the day that the non-bank debt industry taskforce publishes its proposals for non-bank lending to small and medium-sized businesses, the Finance and Leasing Association's (FLA)'s latest statistics show continued growth in asset finance (leasing and hire purchase of business equipment). 
FLA responds to Commons Committee report on debt management-
7 Mar 2012
Responding to today's House of Commons Business, Innovation and Skills Committee report on Debt Management, Fiona Hoyle, Head of Consumer Finance at the Finance & Leasing Association, commented: