20 percent of Britons have been a victim of financial crime while on holiday
Independent research commissioned by credit reference agency Callcredit has revealed that a fifth of the UK population has fallen victim of identity fraud while on holiday. 9pc of those were defrauded while travelling in Europe and 8pc had their identity stolen while [...]

Large growth in 2008 for Callcredit Information Group as:
· Revenues increase by 73%
· Profits increase by 67%
· Staff numbers increase from 419 to 625
Callcredit Information Group, formerly Skipton Information Group, announced [...]

9 of the 10 most fraudulent areas of the UK fall within Greater London
 
East London has today been unveiled as the region most at risk of ID fraud in the British Isles, according to a new fraud ranking developed by credit reference agency Callcredit[1]. The news comes as a further blow for East London, which [...]

Additional data sharing is key to responsible lending
Callcredit, the UK’s most innovative credit reference agency, today announced its support of the APACS data sharing initiative describing the move as “an important step towards combating over-indebtedness”.
From December behavioural data will be supplied by credit card providers to the three credit reference agencies giving lenders a clearer [...]

However, 55pc of people to take more notice of Monday’s pre-budget announcement as economy struggles
Independent research commissioned by credit reference agency Callcredit has revealed that 44pc of the UK adult population do not know what a recession is, with 57pc of women unable to define the term.
Key statistics
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National Identity Fraud Prevention Week 2008
**Save the Date – w/c 6th October**
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Number of individuals spending over 50pc of their monthly income
on unsecured debt repayments triples in one year
Key statistics
· The proportion of UK adults spending over 30pc of their income on unsecured debt payments has doubled in past year (from 7pc to 14pc)
· [...]

Passport thefts – comment from Callcredit
Helen Mann, Team Leader – Direct Sales at Callcredit comments:
“The recent theft of 3,000 passports from a secure van in Oldham should serve as a warning to organisations who continue to rely on paper based verification checks. While the passports stolen were blank, it would be possible for a criminal [...]

Securely sharing the source of competitive advantage
Over the last year, a series of high profile data losses have placed the need for effective data security in all organisations beyond question. Companies such as Callcredit, whose ‘bread and butter’ is data security, are well placed to kick-start debate about this issue and share their experiences and [...]

Credit reference agency Callcredit and DecisionMetrics, the UK’s leading provider of analytics and decision management technology, today announce the launch of Gauge, a powerful next-generation suite of credit risk scores.
Gauge will break the mould of static bureau scores with technology that is specifically designed to identify how the current economic climate is impacting credit bureau [...]