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UK Competition and Markets Authority Revokes 2015 Payday Lending Order

WHY IT MATTERS

The revocation eliminates the specific compliance obligations previously imposed on payday lenders by the 2015 order. Firms in this sector are no longer bound by these particular regulatory requirements, altering the legal framework governing their operations.

What changed

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has officially revoked the Payday Lending Market Investigation Order of 2015. This order previously imposed specific regulatory obligations on both online and high street payday lenders operating within the United Kingdom. By rescinding the order, the CMA has removed the targeted requirements that governed how these firms conducted their business and interacted with customers. The revocation marks the formal conclusion of the specific mandates established by the 2015 investigation, which aimed to address practices within the short-term, high-cost credit sector. No new, equivalent mandates have been issued by the CMA to replace the provisions of the 2015 order.

THE LAST WORD

Editorial interpretation · AI-assisted

The revocation confirms that the CMA has formally ended the 2015 market intervention. This action removes a layer of sector-specific regulation, leaving the industry to operate under the remaining broader financial conduct rules.

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Guidance: Payday Lending Market Investigation Order 2015

UK Competition and Markets Authority · Open Government Licence v3.0 where applicable; attribution required

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  1. Revision 1 · Initial ingestion · Nov 7, 2026, 3:45 AM UTC
  2. Revision 2 · Source update detected · Nov 7, 2026, 3:45 AM UTC
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