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28th April 2009 - Credit reports to contain Student Loan defaulters

Credit reports used by the UK’s largest lenders are set to contain student loan defaults for those who borrowed from The Student Loans Company (SLC) prior to 1998....

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3rd April 2009 - U-turn on credit, reports Bank of England

In its latest quarterly report, credit has fallen for the first time in 16 years, according to the Bank of England and credit scorecard criteria remains tight. Despite this, lenders are reporting a greater willingness to open up more lending going forward....

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6th March 2009 - Secret employee check database uncovered

The Information Commissioner has raided the Droitwich offices of The Consulting Association, run by private detective Ian Kerr, and has uncovered a serious breach of the Data Protection Act....

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10th February 2009 - Credit reports data being used more cleverly in the recession

The credit reports used by 200 or so of the largest lenders in the UK contain payment history data which is now being used more imaginatively by both credit reference agencies and lenders alike. By calculating the ‘headroom’ available to consumers – the difference between the balance of a credit facility and the credit limit – and by monitoring the trend of credit headroom over time, it is possible to predict over-indebtedness with a surprising degree of accuracy....

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5th January 2009 - Credit report changes – fraud data suppressed

Credit reports supplied to consumers under subject access rights - granted under section 7 of the Data Protection Act 1998 and under section 158 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 – are no longer to provide all categories of fraud warning....

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23rd December 2008 - Tax man offers help to struggling businesses

A new unit has been set up by HM Revenue & Customs to help businesses affected by the credit crunch as seasonal demands on cashflow are at their highest....

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15th December 2008 - Credit report changes will make it easier for lenders to grant credit more responsibly.

Credit reports are now to include the payment habits of consumers. This will enable those that share credit performance information to see whether a consumer is a full payer or an extended credit taker and therefore will enable better quality in consumer credit granting. ...

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9th November 2008 - Historic base rate cut may not help cut the cost of overdrafts as minimum  rates start to bite.

The 1.5% cut in base rates made by the Bank of England, bringing base rate down to 3% - its lowest in 54 years, may well help most consumers with tracker mortgages, but is unlikely to be passed on to businesses – large or small – because of the mechanism used to calculate interest rates by most banks....

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9th October 2008 - Banking and Credit Card Survey shows wide differences in how different  banks are rated.

The 2008 Banking and Credit Card Survey published by checkmyfile, one of the largest and most reliable surveys of its type in the UK, has found that most customers appear to be reasonably satisfied with the lot they get from their bank, despite the generally negative publicity that has prevailed over recent months. ...

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10th September 2008 - Student Loan data to be added to credit files in move to expand depth of UK  credit reporting.

The Government is expected to confirm shortly that student loans taken out prior to 1998 will be shared with credit reference agencies and made visible to lenders later in 2008. Only negative information will be shared – those ex-students who miss payments....

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Credit Reporting Agency offers online credit reports, Companies House searches to help you avoid poor payers or failing companies. Our National Chargeback Register, Consumer Check and Company checking facilities provide instant access to credit information, credit agency checks and much more. Whether you are checking consumers, checking companies or checking for suspected fraud on credit cards, Credit Reporting Agency offers cheap credit checks, online credit reports all at prices that are affordable and without annual registration fees, minimum usage fees or set up fees. Credit Reporting Agency Limited is registered in England and operates www.checkmyfile.com www.annualcreditreport.co.uk www.givemecredit.com and www.creditreporting.co.uk

Our registered office is situated at Chynoweth House, Trevissome Park, Truro, Cornwall TR4 8UN. We are a fully registered credit reference agency, notified with the Office of the Information Commissioner, and are licenced under the Consumer Credit Act 1974. Credit Reporting Agency is the UK's first Internet based provider of consumer credit reference information

Businesses using our services may include anyone wishing to check out people before making decisions to lend money, to extend credit or to make checks for fraud prevention purposes. The information made available through Credit Reporting Agency for these specific purposes is already in the public domain, such as Electoral Roll information and the presence of county court judgments or bankruptcies

Individuals are able to access their credit file information online. Credit Reporting Agency provides consumers with detailed information on how credit commitments have been handled, such as current credit card balances, payment history and credit limits.  These private files are shared by over 200 of the largest lenders in the UK and are vitally important for people who regularly apply for mortgages or credit. We provide a service to individuals to monitor changes to their credit files and to keep them fully up-to-date with personal information issues.  We also provide advice on how to maintain a good credit file and how to fix errors.

Chargebacks are a growing problem for all traders who engage in distance selling and to help prevent losses from Chargebacks, the National Chargeback Register advises whether a credit card or debit card has been charged back with another trader in the past and also warns of suspected fraudulent card transactions, warning others and helping the internet community to prevent chargebacks.

Credit reports are compiled by Credit Reporting Agency from many sources including Companies House, Dun and Bradstreet, checkSURE.biz, the Electoral Roll, PAF (Postcode Address File), the Register of County Court Judgments, the Insolvency Service, and from other credit reference agencies, to provide comprehensive credit information on consumers, companies or sole traders.