The new data, published for the first time by the end of this year, will allow businesses and the public to see how the banking and building society sectors are serving the wider economy, and in what areas of the UK there less lending.
The data will be published by the British Bankers’ Association (BBA) and the Council of Mortgage Lenders on a quarterly basis and show the outstanding stock of lending that has been committed to customers across three categories:
- loans and overdrafts to SMEs
- mortgages
- unsecured personal loans (excluding credit cards)
All very well maybe, but why delay it until the end of the year?
