New consumer finance figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association
Industry News | 08/11/18
New figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show consumer finance new business fell by 1% in September, compared with the same month last year. In Q3 2018, new business grew by 5% compared with the same quarter in 2017.
In September, credit card and personal loan new business together grew by 4% compared with the same month in 2017, while retail store and online credit new business increased by 8%. The value and volume of second charge mortgage new business both grew by 11% in September.
Commenting on the figures, Geraldine Kilkelly, Head of Research and Chief Economist at the FLA, said:
“The fall in consumer finance new business in September was the first since April 2017, and in part reflects the impact of recent changes to emission standards for new cars on the POS consumer new car finance market.
“In the first nine months of 2018, consumer finance new business grew by 8% compared with the same period in 2017, in line with expectations of single-digit growth in the year overall.”
