Rise in CCJs issued against consumers in England & Wales prompts call to action to protect financially vulnerable households in 2022
The number of County Court Judgments (CCJs) issued against consumers in England and Wales in 2021 rose by more than one third compared to 2020, according to figures released today (17 January 2022) by Registry Trust; the not-for-profit organisation which maintains the Register of Judgments, Orders and Fines. CCJs are issued to consumers in England […]
Read MoreMALG CEO interviewed about ‘uncertain times’ on money and wellbeing podcast
Money Advice Liaison Group (MALG) CEO Bob Winnington was interviewed for the ‘Wisdom Chat: All things money & wellbeing’ podcast hosted by Aurum Gold Ltd. In the episode entitled ‘the challenges of uncertain times’ Bob talks about not-for-profit membership organisation MALG’s aim of ‘working together to improve the lives of people in debt’ and how […]
Read MorePRA Group extends sponsorship of MALG Friday Forum to facilitate ‘working together to improve the lives of people in debt’ in the wake of the pandemic
PRA Group has announced that it will once again partner with not-for-profit organisation Money Advice Liaison Group (MALG) to sponsor its ‘Members Friday Forum’ throughout 2022. The MALG Members Friday Forum was launched in March 2020 to enable money advisers, creditors, regulators, policy-makers and others from the financial services and advice sectors in the UK […]
Read MoreData-driven partnership gives thousands of vulnerable people access to faster, more accurate financial support
A partnership between global information services company Experian and TIPTrust, which supplies data and technology to the free debt advice sector, has helped transform the delivery of free debt advice during the pandemic. By providing faster, more accurate client data to debt advisers, the partnership has enabled those seeking free debt advice to get the […]
Read MoreBob’s Blog: MALG festive season update!
Hello to all our MALG Members and contacts. December is upon us, which means the MALG logo can officially don it’s Santa hat and we can start reflecting on what has undoubtedly been one of the most turbulent years across the debt landscape since… well, 2020! We were delighted with the overwhelmingly positive feedback on […]
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