In our live now, pay later’ society, credit is a fact of everyday life for most people.
Credit is obtained by a wide range of methods, for example, loans, credit cards and
mail order catalogues; and for many years, the media has related stories of ‘loan
sharks’ and unscrupulous money lenders taking advantage of consumers. The
Consumer Credit Act (CCA) 1974 was passed following the Crowther Committee
Report (Report of the Committee on Consumer Credit (Cmnd 4569, 1971)) and its
purpose was to provide greater protection to those buying on credit—for example,
the CCA 1974 repealed and replaced most of the Hire Purchase Act 1964—and to
rectify the imbalance in the bargaining positions of the respective parties.
European Community directives have been issued (for example 87/02/EEC, to
harmonise the laws relating to consumer credit in Member States), but the directives
largely follow the pattern of the CCA 1974 and so, major legislative changes have
not been necessary in the UK.
It is extremely important that any business providing credit is aware of and
complies with the regulatory framework of control of the CCA 1974, as it creates
criminal offences for non-compliance, controls on advertising and a licensing
system for credit providers, outside which businesses cannot operate.
In our live now, pay later’ society, credit is a fact of everyday life for most people.Credit is obtained by a wide range of methods, for example, loans, credit cards andmail order catalogues; and for many years, the media has related stories of ‘loansharks’ and unscrupulous money lenders taking advantage of consumers. TheConsumer Credit Act (CCA) 1974 was passed following the Crowther CommitteeReport (Report of the Committee on Consumer Credit (Cmnd 4569, 1971)) and itspurpose was to provide greater protection to those buying on credit—for example,the CCA 1974 repealed and replaced most of the Hire Purchase Act 1964—and torectify the imbalance in the bargaining positions of the respective parties.European Community directives have been issued (for example 87/02/EEC, toharmonise the laws relating to consumer credit in Member States), but the directiveslargely follow the pattern of the CCA 1974 and so, major legislative changes havenot been necessary in the UK.It is extremely important that any business providing credit is aware of andcomplies with the regulatory framework of control of the CCA 1974, as it createscriminal offences for non-compliance, controls on advertising and a licensingsystem for credit providers, outside which businesses cannot operate.
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