Regulator set to cap 'excessive' CMC fees

Maximum 30% of redress

Jenna Brown
clock • 1 min read

Claims management companies (CMC) will have their fees capped at a maximum of 30% of the customers' redress under plans outlined by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

The regulator said today (21 January) some consumers currently face charges of more than 40% on the redress they receive via claims management outfits.  It said the proposed cap would mean firms would be able to charge between 15% and 30% depending on how much redress a customer is due. Some people, therefore, could save "several thousand pounds", the watchdog said. The cap will apply to all claims where a consumer is awarded monetary redress, apart from payment protection insurance claims which are already subject to a 20% cap set by Parliament. The FCA took over responsibility fo...

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