Household Debt: Key Economic Indicators
Household debt: Data on the latest household debt statistics, including net lending, mortgage interest rates and insolvencies.
A review of the new laws passed, reports about and issues surrounding, banks over the recent years.
Banking Services: Reform and Issues (697 KB , PDF)
Ever since the financial crisis of 2008 there has been a seemingly endless stream of new laws, directives, recommendations, Boards, Councils and bodies established to either change the previous system of regulation or to implement it and take it forward. This note brings together the main legislation, bodies and documents to emerge from the five years of the Coalition Government (and after) as it affects (mainly) the banking industry. It is not in any way inclusive and has a bias towards the consumer or retail side of bank activity rather than investment banking.
Banking Services: Reform and Issues (697 KB , PDF)
Household debt: Data on the latest household debt statistics, including net lending, mortgage interest rates and insolvencies.
Child Trust Funds and Junior Isa transferability
This briefing covers the background to Child Trust Funds, savings accounts for children the Government contributed to, and problems young adults face accessing them.