24-07-2017 19:40 via theguardian.com

Bank of England warns of complacency over big rise in personal debt

Banks, credit card companies and car loan providers told they face action against reckless lendingThe Bank of England has told banks, credit card companies and car loan providers that they risk fresh action against reckless lending as it warned of a looming “spiral of complacency” about mounting consumer debt.In its toughest warning yet about the possibility of a rerun of the financial crisis that devastated the economy 10 years ago, Threadneedle Street admitted it was alarmed about
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