The FCA has confirmed it is moving ahead with an industry-wide redress scheme to compensate motor finance customers who were treated unfairly between 2007 and 2024. The accompanying press release can be read here.

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Source: FCA
Date: 30 March 2026

A new taskforce will tackle poor handling of motor finance claims by some CMCs and law firms, after the FCA, SRA, ICO and ASA agreed to join up their efforts.

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Source: FCA
Date: 30 March 2026

This statement aims to help firms understand and apply the FCA’s expectations for delivering good outcomes for retail consumers in vulnerable circumstances, in line with the Consumer Duty, while also maintaining confidence in the lawful, fair and responsible use of personal information in line with the ICO’s expectations.

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Source: FCA
Date: 27 March 2026

The FCA work programme sets out the regulator’s priorities for 2026/27 to achieve the vision in its five year strategy. The regulator will continue to focus on four strategic priorities, which reinforce each other. The accompanying news story can be read here.

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Source: FCA
Date: 26 March 2026

The FCA perimeter report sets out what the FCA does and doesn’t regulate. This update sets out the current issues the regulator sees around the perimeter and actions needed in response.

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Source: FCA
Date: 26 March 2026

The FCA is consulting on the regulatory fees and the levies it collects for the FOS and government.

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Source: FCA
Date: 26 March 2026

Following last year’s consultation, the FOS has published its final plans and budget for 2026-27. These include some changes to case fees and the charging model.

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Source: FCA
Date: 31 March 2026

The Bank of England (BoE) has published its latest Money and Credit statistics for the month of February. The key figures highlight that:

• Net mortgage approvals for house purchases increased to 62,600 in February, from 60,200 in January, below an average of around 63,500 over the previous 6-months.
• Net borrowing of consumer credit by individuals slightly increased to £1.9 billion in February, from £1.8 billion in January, slightly above the previous 6-month average of £1.8 billion.

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Source: BoE
Date: 30 March 2026

The Money Charity has published its statistics for March. The figures highlight that:

• inflation was 3%
• the average credit card debt per UK household was £2,735 in January
• the total unsecured debt per UK adult was £4,455
• the total debt, secured and unsecured, per UK household was £67,350.

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Source: The Money Charity
Date: 26 March 2026