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Why Consumer Duty Debt Collection Needs More Than Cure Rate

A digital analytics dashboard with a balance scale showing cash recovery and customer wellbeing.

A high cure rate can look reassuring while customers are being pushed into repayment plans they cannot sustain. Consumer Duty debt collection changes what you need to ask of a collections process, particularly when your firm is FCA-authorised or acts for a regulated creditor. Cash recovery still matters. However, the FCA expects firms to monitor […]

Why Consumer Duty Debt Collection Needs More Than Cure Rate

A digital analytics dashboard with a balance scale showing cash recovery and customer wellbeing.

A high cure rate can look reassuring while customers are being pushed into repayment plans they cannot sustain. Consumer Duty debt collection changes what you need to ask of a collections process, particularly when your firm is FCA-authorised or acts for a regulated creditor. Cash recovery still matters. However, the FCA expects firms to monitor […]

Pre-Action Debt Recovery: The Cost of Skipping Contact

A desk displays an invoice, phone, and legal scales with two diverging paths.

Issuing a court claim without first trying to resolve an unpaid invoice can turn a straightforward collection case into a more expensive dispute. Pre-action debt recovery is where you show the debtor what is owed, give them a fair chance to respond, and consider a sensible resolution before proceedings begin. That does not mean you […]

FCA Collections Compliance That Holds Up in an Audit

FCA Collections Compliance

An FCA audit rarely exposes a single bad letter or call. It exposes a collections model that treats repayment as the only measure of success. For firms collecting regulated consumer credit debt, a compliant collections model means showing that debt collection compliance shapes every decision, contact and escalation route around fair customer outcomes. You still […]

14-Day Notice Enforcement: What Creditors Lose

A sealed legal document rests next to an hourglass and a calendar.

A notice period that once moved quickly can now hold up attendance for two weeks. Since 1 May 2026, 14-day notice enforcement is the new starting point for taking control of goods in England and Wales. For creditors, this is not a reason to abandon enforcement. It is a reason to plan earlier, prepare stronger […]