How do we ensure that consumers actually trust targeted support?

'It's about getting the economics right – and then communicating with radical candour'

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Tim Hogg looks at the introduction of targeted support and analyses how to ensure consumers trust the process...

My mortgage lender sends me an email at the start of every month, pushing its (expensive) home insurance. It's not a very good email. It feels like it could have been written by ChatGPT, if the prompt was ‘write a pushy and impersonal email'. I roll my eyes, swipe left to delete it and make a mental note to opt out of marketing messages. I simply don't trust the messaging. I mention this, as it is the doomsday scenario for one of the most eagerly awaited financial regulations – targeted support. Unlike me and my lender's emails – how do we ensure that consumers actually trust targe...

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