Bite-size: FCA sets out 2026 priorities for consumer finance

FCA asks for views on how regulation can help SMEs access finance

The FCA has published its 2026 Regulatory Priorities for consumer finance. It reads like a clear signal of where firms will be tested over the next 12 months. 

The focus is on three areas: access to credit, support for customers in financial difficulty and complaints and redress. Across all of this firms need to evidence outcomes. 

We’ve pulled together a short briefing that sets out the key points and, more importantly, what boards, senior managers and compliance teams should be doing now.

Click here to download it.

If you would like to talk through how this applies to your business or sense check your current position, we would be very happy to help. Please get in touch with jo.davis@auxillias.com or daksha.mistry@auxillias.com