AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoMortgage & credit outlook: Lenders say mortgage demand picked up in Q2 but should cool over summer, while unsecured lending stress remains concentrated in personal loans and arrears among non-major lenders. Household money education: A push grows for schools to teach kids how money works, plus new reporting on how AI is already shaping daily life. Savings & tax rules: UK savers are rushing to cash ISAs before the allowance cut next April, and South Africa’s SARS starts auto-assessing millions to reduce filing burden. Credit access & data sharing: Jersey will share residents’ basic data with UK credit agencies to make getting a credit card easier. Personal finance basics: Why personal loan rates vary by bank, and a retirement warning that being too conservative can be its own risk. Tech & banking products: Robinhood expands its onchain/DeFi push, while LemFi buys Wealth8 to add investing to its cross-border platform. Regulatory & consumer protection: Australia’s privacy watchdog faces pressure to release an Amex security-failures report. US child savings: Trump Accounts app goes live with $1,000 deposits starting July 4.
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