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The Centre for Responsible Credit Ltd. (CfRC) is a charity changing credit for good and improving support for people in debt.
Leicester, England responsible-credit.org.uk Joined May 2010
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In our response to the FCA’s consultation on credit advertising, we warn against proposals to weaken representative APR rules and cost disclosure protections.
We urge the FCA to maintain robust, specific rules—such as the 51% representative threshold and mandatory maximum APR disclosures—because high-level principles alone are failing to prevent consumer harm.
We also highlight the need to close the regulatory gap regarding the messaging around "credit utilisation limits" being used on credit score dashboards.

Read more at: bit.ly/4xCXqEd
www.responsible-credit.org.uk Credit Advertising and the FCA: Why Weakening APR Rules Risks Harming Households In our response to the FCA’s consultation on credit advertising, we warn against proposals to weaken representative APR rules and cost disclosure protections.
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Credit shouldn't be used to paper over failing safety nets. In our latest blog we set out four priorities for reshaping credit and debt systems so they support stability, fairness and wellbeing — not insecurity. Read more and get involved bit.ly/4uwZN8O #responsiblecred
www.responsible-credit.org.uk Changing Credit for Good: Our principles and priorities for tackling the affordability crisis As the affordability crisis deepens, too many households are relying on credit to meet basic needs, often with harmful consequences. In this blog, we set out the principles and priorities that will...
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🚗⚡Electric Vehicle (#EV) adoption remains skewed towards higher‑income households. Could #credit help change that? Our latest blog considers Scotland's Used Electric Vehicle Loan (UEVL) scheme, from @EnergySvgTrust and @transcotland, and explores how well‑designed credit, alongside grants, scrappage and decision‑support tools, could help ensure the EV transition is not only faster, but fairer too - #ResponsibleCredit #JustTransition #NetZero @_F_L_A @UKFtweets @Fair4AllFinance 👉 responsible-credit.org.uk/posts/driving-…
www.responsible-credit.org.uk Driving Equity in UK Electric Vehicle Adoption: Could Credit Help? Could credit play a role in helping low-to-middle income drivers transition to electric vehicles? CfRC Researcher, Dr. Ana Rita Pena looks at the challenges involved.
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Out today: our Chief Exec's new book: Trust and Power in Consumer Credit Relationships: Rethinking Creditworthiness in the Data Driven Age
Consumer credit relationships are built on a broken dynamic: lenders wield immense power, while borrowers are required to offer near-total trust.
This book introduces 'trust intelligence'—a framework to rebalance this relationship by shifting from one-sided surveillance to genuine engagement and mutual accountability.

link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…