Consumer Credit Council

n. Lending through a retailer, banking, etc., mainly for the sale of consumer goods. The Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. 2005 Copyrights, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. WordNet 3.0 and Farlex clipboard collections. 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

Consumers credit licenses | Consumers credit licenses

When your company provides credit or loans to a consumer or gives a customer a period to buy goods and provide a service, it must be licenced by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). EZV maintains a consumer credit register, which is a published register of all authorised dealers and all persons who have requested a license.

You can make information about your licenced companies available to the general public, such as Please refer to the website of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for further information or to obtain a credit license.

Credits, debts and consumer credit | Credits, debts and consumer credit

Explains to you how to buy around for the best deals, how to benchmark the Cost of credit agreements, incl. APR, how to look out for additional charges such as service charges and charges for belated or missed payment, and how to make sure you can make the refunds you want. Look out for credit institutions that ask for advance payment to find a credit for you, but are then unable to grant credit or make completely inappropriate decisions.

Beware of handling or receiving phone calls from credit institutions that charge in advance and are not interested in your credit histories. The number of credit fraud cases has increased by 50%, in particular for credit claims where the consumer sends charges in advance, sometimes via wire transfers.

Were you contacted by a credit shark? No. Borrowing unlicensed cash is against the law. Use caution when someone calls unannounced and offers a credit. Companies must be authorized by the Financial Conduct Authority to grant consumer credit.