Home Retail Group to Use DecisionMetrics- Multi-Bureau Decisioning Solution

Home Retail Group to Use DecisionMetrics- Multi-Bureau Decisioning Solution

LEEDS, UNITED KINGDOM — (Marketwired) — 11/11/13 — Leading provider of multi-bureau analytics and decision technology, (part of ), has today (11th November 2013) announced that the Home Retail Group, the UK-s leading home and general merchandise company has signed agreements to deploy its full multi-bureau decisioning solution – DecisionStrategy.DecisionStrategy will be used by the retailer-s financial services division to process new credit applications for both its Argos and Homebase bran

Cost of Living Pushes More Women to Apply for Credit to Make Ends Meet Warns Callcredit

Cost of Living Pushes More Women to Apply for Credit to Make Ends Meet Warns Callcredit

LEEDS, UNITED KINGDOM — (Marketwired) — 05/02/13 — Callcredit Information Group has today revealed that 72 per cent of females, compared to just 28 per cent of men, have applied for credit in the last 18 months with the main reason cited for doing so being to make up for shortfalls in income.The independent research undertaken by fast.Map(i) also revealed that;With the rising cost in energy bills, the weekly shopping and the continued uncertain economic climate these recent figures will be n

Callcredit Research Finds 50% Increase in Those Over 35 Taking Out Credit to Cover Household Bills

Callcredit Research Finds 50% Increase in Those Over 35 Taking Out Credit to Cover Household Bills

LEEDS, UNITED KINGDOM — (Marketwired) — 04/24/13 — Research published today by has found that there has been a 50% increase in consumers over the age of 35 taking out credit to cover household bills in the last two years.Whilst historically debt consolidation, car purchases and unforeseen circumstances had been the key reasons for taking out credit, the last two years have seen the -squeezed middle- struggling to make ends meet and the requirement for additional credit to cover household bi

Callcredit Welcomes New Social Housing Fraud Act

Callcredit Welcomes New Social Housing Fraud Act

LEEDS, UNITED KINGDOM — (Marketwire) — 03/25/13 — Expert in public sector data matching and fraud prevention, , welcomes the new Act of Parliament which outlaws the illegal sub-letting of social housing properties.Callcredit believes the new Prevention of Social Housing Fraud Act 2013 will act as a clear deterrent and could save the government an estimated GBP 1.7bn a year now that council tenants can be fined or imprisoned for illegal subletting.According to The Audit Commission, social hou

Just Over One in Five Parents Surveyed Don-t Have Adequate Online Protection in Place to Block Harmful Content

Just Over One in Five Parents Surveyed Don-t Have Adequate Online Protection in Place to Block Harmful Content

LEEDS, UNITED KINGDOM — (Marketwire) — 02/05/13 — Free for life credit service, Noddle, is urging parents to ensure their children are safe online as independently commissioned online research carried out by YouGov highlights startling results in the run up to (5 February 2013).Key findings:As technology and the internet evolves, so does the content available online and the way fraudsters and undesirable people use this to find their next target. In this day and age it-s important that pare