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Jesse Leary

Jesse Leary, PhD,  is a Technical Specialist in the FCA’s Economics Department and conducts data-intensive research and policy analysis. He previously worked in consumer financial protection in the US.

Imagery for Covid-19 and the UK’s BAME communities – an economic perspective view

Covid-19 and the UK’s BAME communities – an economic perspe...

Not everyone has been impacted by the coronavirus in the same way, and the type and severity of impacts are wide-ranging. Impacts can vary from health, to employment and personal finances. In a...

Multiple authors
Imagery for Journey into distress part 2 – the profile of debtors in difficulty view

Journey into distress part 2 – the profile of debtors in dif...

A close analysis of the UK’s troubled borrowers confirms many intuitive assumptions about distress, but it also throws up some unexpected findings. Different borrowers experience distress in...

Multiple authors
Article
8 mins
Imagery for Journey into distress part 1 – a study of the UK’s troubled borrowers view

Journey into distress part 1 – a study of the UK’s troubled...

A study of the credit files of hundreds of thousands of people reveals the typical financial lives of those who fall into money problems. The findings confirm, but also confound many assumptions...

Multiple authors
Article
8 mins