Global credit intelligence provider, Pepper Advantage, has published data on its 100,000+ UK residential mortgage portfolio, which shows a 23.3% annual jump in the arrears rate in Q3 2023 to reach a post-financial crisis high This forecast is corroborated by the rate of Direct Debit Rejections, a...

This report is the latest in a series that tracks mortgage data across Pepper Advantage’s UK portfolio of over 100,000 residential mortgages. It is important to note at the outset that our portfolio has a higher composition of borrowers who qualify for needs-based support and are therefore more...

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In our previous article, Fraser Gemmell, Group CEO, took a look at the current market environment in the UK and some of the steps that can be taken to ease the financial stress we see rising alongside interest rates. He highlighted the importance of understanding a given situation through a...

Pepper Advantage is headquartered in the UK, where inflation, the rising cost of living, and interest rate rises dominate headlines, and borrowers are worried. Our call centres reflect the scale of this worry – we’re seeing more mortgage holders contacting us with concerns about what rising rates...

Global credit intelligence provider, Pepper Advantage, has published data on its UK residential mortgage portfolio that reveals an 11% jump in its rate of arrears The rise is consistent with a 33% year-on-year increase in the rate of loan repayment collection failures – or Direct Debit Rejections...

This report follows an article published in November 2022 that showed Direct Debit Rejection (DDR)1 rates were increasing across our portfolio, even as the rate of mortgages in arrears remained steady. It is important to note at the outset that our portfolio has a higher composition of borrowers...