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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent

City watchdog ‘nakedly’ siding with lenders on car finance redress, MPs say

Cars for sale on a garage forecourt
The FCA scheme is meant to compensate borrowers overcharged as a result of controversial commission arrangements between lenders and car dealers. Photograph: Findlay/Alamy

The City regulator has “nakedly taken the side of lenders” in its planned compensation scheme for car loan victims and has been “patently influenced” by concerns over profits, a group of cross-party MPs have claimed.

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Fair Banking joined a growing chorus of critics concerned about the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) proposed redress scheme, which is meant to compensate borrowers who were overcharged as a result of commission arrangements between lenders and car dealers.

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