Unregulated UK 'credit-builder' services cause concern, financial watchdog says
By Sofia Gerace ( November 10, 2025, 00:02 GMT | Insight) -- The UK financial watchdog has sounded the alarm over unregulated businesses that promise to improve consumers’ credit scores for a fee, warning that such services often fail to deliver real improvements and may misrepresent consumers’ financial circumstances.The UK financial watchdog has sounded the alarm over unregulated businesses that promise to improve consumers’ credit scores for a fee, warning that such services often fail to deliver real improvements and may misrepresent consumers’ financial circumstances....
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