Company
International Personal Finance
LON:IPF
Established in 1997 as a division of Provident Financial, International Personal Finance is a FTSE 250 business with 5,600 employees, 28,300 home credit representatives operating in Poland, Hungary, Romania, Mexico, Slovaki and the Czech Republic.
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Home credit providers say collections performance improving
International Personal Finance reported surprisingly strong collections, while Non-Standard Finance said it needs to work things out with the regulator before it can raise cash
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International Personal Finance falls despite better news from Poland
The Polish government had proposed extending the temporarily reduced cap on non-interest costs of consumer credit from March 8, 2021 until the end of 2021
IPF upgraded to buy by Shore Capital following refinancing
The broker said the refinancing deal had successfully removed the risk of a near-term breach of the lender's debt covenants
IPF returns to profitability and plans bond refinancing
A refinancing of its €397mln Eurobonds has been proposed, along with covenant amendments on its sterling and Swedish krona bonds
IPF slides to loss amid shadow of Eurobond repayment
The board is “actively planning” for the refinancing of the April 2021 Eurobond, which creates a material uncertainty surrounding the business as a going concern
International Personal Finance gets £45mln tax boost as collections and loans pick up
IPF made a successful appeal against 2008 and 2009 tax audit findings in Poland
International Personal Finance starts to lend more again as collections improve
Collections should progressively improve in the coming months, said the company
International Personal Finance improves collections as lockdown restrictions ease
European doorstep lending was able to increase the proportion of agents visiting customers
International Personal Finance joins dividend bonfire as collections “significantly affected”
In response to reduced collections and some tighter price caps, the doorstep lender has “significantly restricted” lending across all its businesses
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FTSE 100 closes in the red as traders await first US rate cut since recession
Investors are expecting a cut of 0.25% in the benchmark short-term rate
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Lloyds to post weaker profits as PPI claims deadline looms
The day ahead includes interims from Lloyds and Taylor Wimpey along with the Federal Reserve's latest policy decision