{"id":90002,"date":"2018-05-31T14:30:54","date_gmt":"2018-05-31T07:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/watchdog-planning-price-cap-on-rent-to-own-credit-terms\/"},"modified":"2018-05-31T15:03:40","modified_gmt":"2018-05-31T08:03:40","slug":"watchdog-planning-price-cap-on-rent-to-own-credit-terms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/watchdog-planning-price-cap-on-rent-to-own-credit-terms\/","title":{"rendered":"Watchdog planning price cap on rent-to-own credit terms"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nFCA\u2019s proposal for firms such as BrightHouse aims to save consumers more than \u00a3200m a yearThe City watchdog is planning a price cap for rent-to-own retailers as part of a crackdown on high-cost credit and overdrafts to save consumers more than \u00a3200m a year. Although stopping short of capping charges on overdrafts, the Financial Conduct Authority outlined a series of measures on Thursday amid growing calls to protect vulnerable consumers. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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