Finance

Household debt: Data on the latest household debt statistics, including net lending, mortgage interest rates and insolvencies.

This briefing looks at the failure of London Capital & Finance Plc (LCF) and the consequences for those who invested in the firm's 'mini-bonds'.

This briefing discusses the circumstances in which corporates can commit crimes in England and Wales, setting out recent developments and proposals for reform.

Some of the problems that have arisen with the Bounce Back Loans scheme (BBLS) and how caseworkers can help businesses to address them.

The Financial Services Bill 2019-21 was introduced in the House of Commons on 21 October 2020. Second Reading was on 9 November 2020 and Committee Stage concluded on 3 December with little amendment to the Bill. Report Stage and Third Reading are scheduled for Wednesday 13 January 2021.

How Flood Re helps to manage an affordable market for flood insurance for most householders

This note explains the politically exposed persons regime within the UK's general anti-money laundering laws.

There will be a Westminster Hall debate on access to and acceptance of cash during and beyond the Covid-19 pandemic on Thursday 3 December at 1:30 pm.

Cash remains a key payment method for more vulnerable people, but its wider use is in decline, accelerated by the pandemic. How will Government and industry protect access to cash?

Equivalence is a system which can be used to grant domestic market access to foreign firms in certain areas of financial services.

This House of Commons Library briefing paper outlines temporary measures to assist homeowners to manage their mortgage payments during the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak. It considers lenders’ obligations towards homeowners who are struggling with their mortgage payments, outlines possible sources of advice for mortgagors, and discusses the mortgage support schemes that were introduced in response to the 2008 financial crisis.

Money laundering, fraud and other economic crime could run to billions of pounds per year in the UK. The Treasury Committee has found various regulatory and legislative failings in the way in which these crimes are being tackled. The Government’s July 2019 Economic Crime Plan draws together all the work being conducted by the public and private sector. The RUSI said that as at September 2020, 23% of actions in the plan had been completed, 59% were in progress, 9% were overdue and 6% either had no due date or had been paused.