Claims extracted
21
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
19%
4 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
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Publisher signals
65/100
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Defaults on credit cards are also expected by banks and building societies to increase in the three months to the end of November.
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Defaults → expect → November
Lenders also said default rates on mortgages slightly decreased in the three months to August and are expected to be unchanged in the three months ahead.
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rates → say → months
Meanwhile, default rates on loans to companies were unchanged in the three months to August and they are predicted by lenders to remain unchanged in the upcoming quarter.
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they → predict → quarter
Adam Butler, public policy manager at debt help charity StepChange, said: “Defaults on unsecured credit are rising as people struggle to make their regular repayments alongside essential bills.
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people → say → bills
“With further price shocks to come in the winter with energy price rises, interest rates trending upwards, and wider consumer prices continuing to rise above the Bank (of England)’s target, we expect this to feed through into our advice service with continuing increased demand for support, with the charity already supporting 20% more clients than expected this year.”
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charity → come → clients
Karim Haji, global and UK head of financial services at KPMG, said the figures “suggest that some households are continuing to lean on credit while simultaneously finding it harder to manage existing debts”.
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it → say → debts
He said: “That divergence is an important indicator of where financial pressure is most acute.
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pressure → say → ?
A dip in mortgage defaults offers some reassurance that most borrowers are continuing to absorb higher housing costs, but rising unsecured defaults underline the financial strain still facing more vulnerable households.
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defaults → offer → households
“Looking ahead, (the fourth quarter of the year) could bring renewed financial pressure on households, with higher energy bills and inflation coinciding with the seasonal increase in spending in the run-up to Christmas.
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bills → look → Christmas
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“Higher borrowing costs will also add another headwind for consumers.
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costs → read → consumers
Lenders need to be thinking now about how these pressures could affect households later in the year.”
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pressures → need → year
The Bank of England carries out the Credit Conditions Survey each quarter as part of its role to maintain financial stability.
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Bank → carry → stability
The latest survey was carried out between August 17 and September 4 and so any impact from more recent developments will not be captured.
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impact → carry → developments
Lenders were asked to report changes in the three months to the end of August relative to the previous quarter year between March and May.
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Lenders → ask → March
They were also asked about their expectations for the three months to the end of November.
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They → ask → November
Lenders reported mortgage availability decreased in the three months to the end of August and it is expected to increase slightly over the three months to the end of November.
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it → report → November
Demand for mortgages for house purchase decreased in the three months to August, and is expected to increase slightly in the three months ahead.
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Demand → decrease → months
Remortgaging demand fell in the three months to August but it is also expected to increase in the period to the end of November.
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it → fall → November
Nathan Emerson, chief executive at property professionals’ body Propertymark, said: “It is encouraging to see growing confidence around the potential demand for secured lending for house purchases and remortgaging in the months ahead.
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It → say → months
“While the year has proved challenging for many consumers from an affordability perspective, improved access to finance could provide an important catalyst for greater confidence across the housing sector as we approach the end of the year and head into 2027.
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we → prove → 2027
“Maintaining access to affordable lending will be important in helping the market build momentum and providing greater certainty for consumers.”
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market → maintain → consumers
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