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Topical Questions | Oral Answers to Questions - Treasury | Commons debates

The hon. Gentleman rightly points out that the events at HBOS in Reading constituted criminal activity.

It is a matter for banks to make commercial decisions on the basis of their assessments, and there are rules on how they inform the affected

Lenders are not restricted from extending mortgages beyond the age of 75, as long as the consumer can demonstrate affordability.

Obviously, it is impossible for a Minister to comment on live cases, but we will continue to use powers to disrupt and pursue money laundere

We will continue to take these matters very seriously.

According to the Bank of England’s Money and Credit data, the outstanding level of consumer credit, in nominal terms, was £183.9bn in March

The FCA is looking at a range of options, but I would be happy to meet the hon.

I refer the hon. Gentleman to the response I gave earlier.

The hon. Lady makes a very sound point. The FCA is looking into four aspects of that.

The hon. Gentleman rightly points out that the events at HBOS in Reading constituted criminal activity.