What data actually exists about this industry, who typically holds it, at what granularity, and how obtainable it is. Public means openly published; purchasable is sold by a vendor; partnership needs a bilateral deal; exclusive is effectively locked up by one party.
| Data category | Who holds it | Granularity | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| pricing | Lenders' published rate cards, price comparison sites (MoneySuperMarket, Check24), central banks (ECB MIR statistics, Bank of England)… | Per product per risk tier, monthly average rates by loan type and maturity | public |
| registry/licensing/permits | National financial regulators and registers (FCA Financial Services Register, BaFin, ACPR, ESMA registers), consumer credit licence… | Per authorised firm, per permission, per branch/agent | public |
| employment & workforce | National statistics offices (SBS/structural business statistics by NACE 64.92), industry associations (consumer credit federations)… | Aggregate headcount and payroll per NACE class per year; per-firm in filings | public |
| reviews & sentiment | Trustpilot, Google Reviews, app stores, consumer forums; ombudsman complaint publications; social listening vendors | Per review; monthly complaint counts per firm | public |
| financial filings | Company registries (Companies House, Handelsregister), securitisation reporting repositories (European DataWarehouse), listed lenders'… | Per entity per quarter/year; loan-level for ABS deal pools (monthly) | public |
| customer demographics | Lenders' own CRM and underwriting files, credit bureaus, marketing data brokers (Acxiom, Experian Mosaic), national statistics offices for… | Per borrower/application; aggregate by postcode or income band | purchasable |
| communications/marketing performance | Lenders' marketing teams, affiliate and lead-generation networks, comparison platforms, ad intelligence vendors (Pathmatics, SimilarWeb) | Per campaign / per channel / per lead; monthly spend estimates per brand | purchasable |
| transactional/sales | Consumer credit lenders, BNPL providers, peer-to-peer lending platforms, pawnbrokers, leasing and factoring firms; loan servicing platforms… | Per loan application / per loan account / per repayment instalment; aggregated… | partnership |
| inventory & supply chain | Lenders' loan books viewed as portfolio stock; funding-side data from warehouse lenders and securitisation servicers; central bank credit… | Portfolio balances by product and vintage, monthly | partnership |
| incident/safety/claims | Lenders' collections and recovery units, credit insurers and guarantee schemes, debt collection agencies, financial ombudsman services… | Per delinquent account / per arrears bucket / per complaint / per judgment | partnership |
| quality & compliance testing | Regulators' supervisory reviews and thematic reports, internal audit and model validation functions, external auditors, AML/KYC screening… | Per firm per review; per model per validation cycle; per customer screening… | partnership |
Compiled by the TriData research system from public registers, industry structure and regulatory reporting obligations; refreshed as the underlying catalogue grows. Look up the code itself in the NACE code finder.