Skipton Information Group is rebranding to Callcredit Information Group following its recent acquisitions.
The move comes in a bid to more closely align the businesses within the Group; Callcredit, EuroDirect, GMAP, Broadsystem, Legatio and Decision Metrics and refresh the Group’s proposition to reflect its unique experience and capability. Ultimately, the rebrand will further reinforce the Group’s [...]

The British Bankers Association (BBA) has announced today that section 2 of its new Banking Code now includes rules requiring banks to treat customers fairly and to better understand a consumers overall debt exposure, and have a timely view on how this is evolving.
Graham Lund, Deputy Managing Director at Callcredit, comments:
“Callcredit broadly welcomes these changes. [...]

Responding to the report from the Consumer Credit Counselling Service (CCCS) into debt levels across Britain:
Mel Mitchley, Director of Industry Relations, Callcredit comments “The spiralling cost of living – including a staggering rise in utility bills by as much as a fifth over the past 4 years – appears to be hitting the middle classes [...]

New appointments build on business success of 2007
While some firms within the credit industry are tightening their belts in response to the global credit crunch, Callcredit has today announced four new appointments. Matthew Elsom, Michael Brown, Edward Davies and Gayle Dunkley are joining the expanding credit reference agency as it enters profit two years ahead [...]

FCC Paragon has become the first tenant vetting agency to use Callcredit’s CallML as a way of providing electronic proof-of-residency checks. Letting agents and private landlords working with FCC Paragon can now use this facility to prove the identity and residency of potential tenants through a simple-to-use, web-based search system.
Businesses using the award winning CallML [...]

Owen Roberts, Identity Protection Expert at Callcredit, available for interview
· The Data Protection Day aims to educate consumers about the risks associated with the use and abuse of personal data
· This is timely because 93pc* of UK consumers are [...]

Credit reference agency Callcredit says 2007 electoral roll data, which councils began releasing in November, has already been uploaded to its online database.
Mark Davison, Callcredit’s Technology Development Director said: “At Callcredit, we handle submissions from the UK’s 400+ councils electronically, which means the new records can be processed, matched and online within hours of being [...]

Graham Lund, Deputy Managing Director, Callcredit comments “The DTI classifies an individual as being a cause for concern if they spend more than 25% of their gross salary on unsecured debt, or 50% if rent or mortgage is included. This currently accounts for around 8-10% of people but with the current predictions for a [...]

In the wake of recent news stories, ID fraud is at the forefront of everyone’s minds. Credit report provider Callcredit is warning customers about the risks of giving fraudsters an early Christmas present by failing to protect their identity when shopping online this Christmas.

With more than 27 million people expected to buy over the internet [...]

CONSUMERS FAILING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEBT
75% of consumers believe that they’re not responsible for overindebtedness, according to a survey by credit reference agency Callcredit (1).
With recent Bank of England figures showing that consumer debt has risen by £1.35bn in the last month alone, the findings are a worrying warning to consumers who may be [...]