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Amigo Holdings PLC

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  • Thursday, 26 November, 2020
    Amigo Loans warns of ‘material uncertainty’ over future

    Revenues have dropped more than a third on a pause in new lending and payment holidays for borrowers

  • Monday, 19 October, 2020
    LombardKate Burgess
    Auditors can cut free but Boohoo needs a credible successor to PwC

    PwC puts distance between it and Boohoo; Amigo battles on

  • Monday, 19 October, 2020
    Amigo told not to pay dividends or bonuses without regulator approval

    Action by FCA follows attempt by founder to regain control of UK subprime lender

  • Tuesday, 29 September, 2020
    Amigo defeats founder’s second attempt to seize control

    About 57% of votes go against James Benamor’s bid to rejoin the UK lender’s board

  • Wednesday, 23 September, 2020
    Amigo’s ex-chief abandons plan to return to UK subprime lender

    Decision comes days before investors have to decide whether to back board or group’s founder

  • Tuesday, 15 September, 2020
    Financial Ombudsman Service
    Financial Ombudsman defends approach after lender criticism

    Some in industry have accused it of being able to regulate companies out of existence

  • Friday, 28 August, 2020
    Financial services
    Amigo seeks to reassure investors after profits plunge

    UK subprime lender also involved in acrimonious row with founder James Benamor

  • Friday, 28 August, 2020
    Lex
    Amigo: sub-par lender Premium

    This company’s story is in part that of disrupters writ large

  • Friday, 21 August, 2020
    UK companies
    Amigo Loans founder seeks to return as chief

    James Benamor wants to lead international expansion, despite vicious dispute with management

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  • Monday, 20 July, 2020
    UK subprime lender Amigo warns on operations as it slumps to loss

    Group says there is ‘material uncertainty’ over its ability to continue operating

  • Wednesday, 8 July, 2020
    Amigo calls back Glen Crawford as chief executive

    Shake-up of management board comes after tussle with founder over leadership

  • Monday, 22 June, 2020
    Amigo Loans hit by surge in customer complaints

    Subprime lender’s shares tumble 25 per cent as it is forced to delay full-year results

  • Wednesday, 17 June, 2020
    UK companies
    Amigo Loans founder to walk away after losing vote to oust board

    James Benamor will sell his entire 61% stake after battle with UK lender

  • Monday, 15 June, 2020
    Amigo: the subprime lender at war with maverick founder

    Crunch investor vote this week will determine fate of business once worth £1.5bn

  • Monday, 8 June, 2020
    Buyer walks away from subprime UK lender Amigo Loans

    Troubled business scraps its dividend because of cost of complaints

  • Thursday, 4 June, 2020
    LombardCat Rutter Pooley
    Car dealers’ crisis cuts will smooth out other potholes in the road

    Lookers wields the axe; pub groups will suffer an extended hangover; Amigo plumbs new depths

  • Monday, 1 June, 2020
    UK regulator launches investigation into Amigo Loans

    FCA probes whether subprime lender’s assessments of customer creditworthiness were UK compliant

  • Wednesday, 27 May, 2020
    Financials
    Amigo Loans founder threatens to block takeover offer

    Benamor sharply critical of approach from unidentified bidder

  • Tuesday, 28 April, 2020
    Amigo Loans founder calls for removal of entire board

    Majority owner James Benamor accuses management of presiding over ‘dumpster fire’

  • Thursday, 5 March, 2020
    Amigo founder attacks lender’s ‘slow motion suicide’

    Shares and bonds dive after James Benamor says regulators and management ruined company

  • Tuesday, 28 January, 2020
    News in-depthFinancial services
    Amigo seeks new friends after putting itself up for sale

    A share price fall of 29% adds to 18-month rollercoaster ride for UK subprime lender

  • Monday, 27 January, 2020
    LombardKate Burgess
    Alison of RBS will say it with prickly roses on Valentine’s Day

    Royal Bank of Scotland’s outlook; Amigo’s founder loses heart

  • Monday, 27 January, 2020
    Amigo shares tumble as subprime lender goes up for sale

    Strategic review launched after scrutiny increases over complaints to ombudsman

  • Monday, 9 December, 2019
    Subprime lender Amigo’s chief and chairman quit

    Departures follow move by founder James Benamor to reassert control of the business

  • Thursday, 28 November, 2019
    Amigo shares jump as customer numbers climb

    Under pressure lender makes progress with regulatory concerns

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