One week today: MALG East Anglia Meeting at Hays offices in London. Register now for sessions including: 🟢 The Future of Debt & AI 🟢 Money, Debt & Mental Health Impacts 🟢 Value of Money & Mental Health Accreditation 🟢 Safeguarding in Practice malg.org.uk/events/malg-...

📢 ANNOUNCEMENT! 🎉 We are very pleased to confirm that Claire McColgan CBE, Director of Culture, Major Events & Tourism at @lpoolcouncil.bsky.social, will be the Keynote Speaker at our Conference! See other speakers and sessions confirmed: www.malg.org.uk/conference www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Don't forget to register for our upcoming Summer National Members Meeting at Arboretum Leicester Square. We've had a lot of interest in the 'teach in' session on public sector enforcement practices which aims to break down some of the misconceptions around this...

📰 Latest Debt / Money Advice Sector News: Government opens consultation on amending regulations to introduce steps that councils will be required to take before moving to formal enforcement 🔗 malg.org.uk/government-o...

"You never know what's going to come up at a MALG Friday Forum" - and that's the beauty of it! Our fortnightly, no-agenda, drop-in sessions have become invaluable to a wide range of Members. See you on screen this Friday at 10am? malg.org.uk/meetings/cor...

Welcome to our newest Members @charis-grants.bsky.social, Resolvecall Ltd, Navigate Charity and @tamesidecouncil.bsky.social - all demonstrating their commitment to 'working together to improve the lives of people in debt'. Join them and more than 160 other orgs: www.malg.org.uk/membership

We were very pleased to hear that this important piece of research came about as a result of a MALG Scotland Meeting. If you have any other examples of partnerships, projects, initiatives or other action that has happened as a result of being part of the MALG Community, please let us know!

Please register this week if you haven’t already so that we can make catering arrangements. Some really great sessions and speakers…

We're looking forward to going back to our new National Members Meeting venue Arboretum Leicester Square on 16 July. Haven't registered yet? Don't miss out on the energy-themed programme www.malg.org.uk/events

Got something to showcase to the debt ecosystem in the UK? Don't miss out on the opportunity to exhibit at this year's MALG Conference in the fantastic Great Hall at St George's Hall in Liverpool. Hear what some of last year's exhibitors had to say and find out more: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

📰 Latest Debt / Money Advice Sector News: @endfuelpoverty.bsky.social says energy debt fears are plaguing UK households as industry profits rise malg.org.uk/end-fuel-pov...

Less than a week to go - please register asap if you haven't already! #AccessToCash #BankingHubs #EconomicAbuse #FinancialInclusion

Next month's National Members Meeting will focus on Energy Debt, with sessions inc: 🟢 Setting the Scene – Ofgem Debt Collection Scheme 🟢 Energy Debt Panel and Q&A 🟢 UK Finance Inclusive Design Challenge 🟢 More than a Knock at the Door – Recovering Debt for the Public Sector www.malg.org.uk/events

The MALG East Anglia Meeting on 14 July is sponsored and hosted by CICM / Hays at their offices in London, with sessions including: 🟢 The Future of Debt & AI 🟢 Money, Debt & Mental Health Impacts 🟢 Value of Money & Mental Health Accreditation 🟢 Safeguarding in Practice www.malg.org.uk/events

💻 Don't forget it's a MALG Friday Forum week - join us now (10-11am) to take part in open discussion around the latest issues facing professionals working in debt. Got an issue with a client case? Facing a challenge that requires cross-sector collaboration? Get involved: lnkd.in/d5PA2DA

📰 Latest Debt / Money Advice Sector News: Credit Services Association (CSA) publishes new report on supporting customers with language barriers malg.org.uk/credit-servi...

🙏Thanks to those who've sent recent updates and additions to our creditor email list for advisers. Recent requests that we still need email addresses for are Tesco Mobile, eBay, first direct, Virgin Media and MBNA - plus parking companies including Parkingeye. malg.org.uk/malg-publish...

With less than 5 months to go until the MALG Conference 2026, the programme is shaping up nicely! Sessions will include: 🟢Future of Credit Information 🟢Tackling Misinformation 🟢Structural Premium on Marginalised Groups 🟢BNPL 🟢AI & Tech for Debt Advice Be there! www.malg.org.uk/conference

'Consumer Credit Act Reform- Ready for the next 50 Years?' MALG North West Meeting sessions: 🟢 Overview of the Act, its History & what’s Changing with RB Compliance 🟢 View from the Debt Advice Sector with @citizensadvice.bsky.social 🟢 View from Creditor Firms with UK Finance www.malg.org.uk/events

📰 Latest Debt / Money Advice Sector News: Monzo and @fair4allfinance.bsky.social announce a new partnership to widen access to affordable credit malg.org.uk/monzo-and-fa...

Less than one week to go - register now! www.linkedin.com/posts/take-a...

Latest Debt / Money Advice Sector News: Financial Ombudsman Service's new complaint form goes live malg.org.uk/financial-om...

Focus on Financial Inclusion: Register now for MALG Midlands Meeting in Nottingham. Sessions: 🟢 Access to Cash: Challenges & the Role of Banking Hubs 🟢 Economic Abuse: Financial Inclusion Strategy Work 🟢 Advancing Financial Inclusion: Strategy, Challenges & Opportunities www.malg.org.uk/events

📰 Latest Debt Sector News: @nao.org.uk finds millions are unaware of available support with household bills as debt soars malg.org.uk/national-aud... #PriorityServicesRegister #EnergyDebt @ofcom.bsky.social @ofgem.gov.uk

On the latest episode of the MALG Podcast Professor Sharon Collard of @bristoluni.bsky.social talks all things behavioural economics, including how financial literacy is changing in the digital age. Listen now at www.malg.org.uk/podcast or wherever you get your podcasts. #VulnerabilityWeek

📰 Latest Debt / Money Advice Sector News (as shared by Hannah Semple on this morning's MALG Friday Forum): @ecboard.bsky.social publishes sector-side review into linking cases and fee-charging practices malg.org.uk/enforcement-...

Ditto for tomorrow!

📰 Latest Debt / Money Advice Sector News: New research from Nationwide Building Society finds 1 in 4 young Brits gamble to pay bills as World Cup fuels betting surge malg.org.uk/new-research... #Gambling #GamblingDebt

ONE WEEK TODAY! Please register to join us in Bristol if you haven't done so already. We've got a fantastic line-up of speakers and sessions... www.linkedin.com/posts/suppor...

In this issue: ✅ Conference 2026: Alison Walters FCA Confirmed 📅 Other Upcoming Events 📝 BNPL Research 🎙️ Podcast Ep 17: Behavioural Economics 📧 Creditor Email List for Advisers 💡 Member Collab: Policy in Practice & Welfare Together 📰 Latest Sector News www.linkedin.com/pulse/malg-c...

📰 Latest Money Advice / Debt Sector News: @citizensadvice.bsky.social publishes report outlining consumer views on a Multi-Sector Priority Service Register malg.org.uk/citizens-adv...

📣Have you or your clients experienced Buy-Now-Pay-Later Repayment struggles? If you or your clients use BNPL services and have faced challenges keeping up with repayments, researchers from @swanseauni.bsky.social & @uniofglos.bsky.social would love to hear from you: malg.org.uk/co-creating-...

🎙️ OUT NOW: On the latest episode of the MALG Podcast, host Peg Alexander is joined by two formidable academic researchers with a shared interest in behavioural economics: Sharon Collard of University of Bristol and Eileen Tipoe of Queen Mary University of London. www.malg.org.uk/podcast

Our CEO Peg Alexander has been at Christians Against Poverty's Insight Day today. 📰 CAP's latest report reveals it’s now much harder for UK families to escape poverty: malg.org.uk/landmark-rep... #debt #debtadvice #moneyadvice @kiriadams.bsky.social

❓🎙️What if we don't do anything to join up the 'islands' of the fragmented 'Tell Us Once/Tell Us Twenty' landscape? Smart Data will address the problem. We need to use collaboration to get ahead of technology before it comes up with its own solutions that aren't human-led. www.malg.org.uk/podcast

💻 Members: Join us at 10am on Friday for your fortnightly opportunity to take part in open discussion around the latest issues facing professionals working in debt. Got an issue with a client case? Facing a challenge that requires cross-sector collaboration? Get involved: lnkd.in/d5PA2DA

💡 MALG Member Collaboration Spotlight: @policyinpractice.bsky.social and Welfare Together join forces to offer ‘last mile’ support to vulnerable customers: malg.org.uk/malg-member-... ...

📰 Latest Money Advice / Debt Sector News: New academic research assessing quality and individual experiences of financial guidance on social media platforms malg.org.uk/new-academic... #Finfluencers #FinancialAdvice

Our new research sets out the Roadmap for gen AI in debt advice: ✅Where AI can add value today without compromising quality/consumer protection ✅The minimum safe‑use expectations for advice providers, creditors&tech partners ✅ Priority areas for sector‑wide collaboration malg.org.uk/genai_debtad...

🟢Nobody Left Behind: Driving Systemic Change for People in Debt🟢 Already confirmed for MALG Conference 2026 at St George's Hall, Liverpool - the brilliant Alison Walters, Director of Consumer Finance, FCA. Watch this space for more details on sessions and speakers soon! www.malg.org.uk/conference

📰 Latest Debt / Money Advice Sector News: Report on women’s experiences of coerced debt and recovery in Scotland published during #StopLoanSharksWeek malg.org.uk/report-on-wo... @scotwomensaid.bsky.social @seacharity.bsky.social @slsengland.bsky.social @stoploansharks.bsky.social

The latest comment on our creditor email list for advisers is about the frustration many debt advisers face in not being able to contact banks and other creditors by email. We're interested to hear thoughts on this... www.linkedin.com/posts/during...

LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER for Thursday's MALG National Members Meeting! Don't miss out on networking with professionals from across the whole debt landscape and hearing from leading experts on homelessness, finfluencers, financial health and BNPL. www.malg.org.uk/events

📰 Latest News: Deaf Awareness Week report exposes impact of deaf exclusion as banks lead push to close the communication gap malg.org.uk/deaf-awarene... We're looking at doing a session on this at the MALG Conference in November www.malg.org.uk/conference #DeafAwarenessWeek #DeafEquity

Ditto for this week!

We’d urge MALG Members to respond to this consultation where relevant - deadline 11th May!

📰 Latest Money Advice / Debt News: Policy paper exploring relationship between problem debt & risk of homelessness malg.org.uk/policy-paper... @homelessnessimpact.bsky.social Sharon Collard @bristoluni.bsky.social talking on this at our National Members Meeting next week www.malg.org.uk/events

LAST CHANCE to register for next week’s MALG National Members Meeting at new venue The Arboretum in London. Hear from leading experts on the latest academic, commercial and regulatory research impacting the lives of people in debt. www.malg.org.uk/events #homelessness #finfluencer #bnpl

MALG Community Catch Up April 2026: 📜 New Research Warns Generative AI Could Transform Debt Advice - But Only with Guardrails 🎙️ Podcast: Rethinking 'Tell Us Once' ✅ National Members Meeting May 🏛️ Conference 2026 Bookings Open 📅 Other Events 📰 Latest Debt Sector News www.linkedin.com/pulse/malg-c...

🎙️ OUT NOW! The latest episode of the MALG Podcast brings us 'full circle' from the very first episode by bringing back the inimitable Chris Fitch to talk about his latest work on vulnerability data-sharing - 'Tell Us Twenty'. Listen at www.malg.org.uk/podcast or wherever you get your podcasts!