PRESS RELEASE   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Access to regulated credit is essential to create an enabling environment for South Africa   ( Pretoria, South Africa, 22 April 2026 ) The Credit Association of South Africa (CASA) has welcomed the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition’s (DTIC) 2026/27 Annual Performance Plan (APP), which places a strong emphasis on inclusive growth, job creation, and reducing the cost of living.   “We support the DTIC’s commitment to creating o

PRESS RELEASE   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Rising financial stress is behind the sharp increase in illegal lending in South Africa   ( Pretoria, South Africa, 08 April 2026 ) The Credit Association of South Africa (CASA) has signalled deep concern about the growing rise in illegal lending, warning that increasing financial pressure on consumers and tightening access to formal credit are driving more South Africans into the unregulated credit market.   This warning follows the re

PRESS RELEASE   Consumers are paying the price as illegal lending continues to surge   (Pretoria, 09 March 2026)  – As financial pressure on households continues to rise, more South Africans are being pushed toward unregistered lenders who operate outside of the law and without consumer protections.   The Credit Association of South Africa (CASA) is warning consumers that while regulated credit providers must comply with strict affordability assessments and pricing limits und

OPINION EDITORIAL Exclusion does not mean protection By Leonie van Pletzen, CEO of CASA South Africa’s National Credit Act was designed to protect vulnerable borrowers from exploitation, over-indebtedness and opaque lending practices. That objective remains as important today as it was at the Act’s inception. But in one critical respect, our regulatory framework is no longer aligned with economic reality and the consequences are increasingly visible at the margins of the form

( Pretoria, 11 February 2026 ) The Credit Association of South Africa (CASA) has flagged that South Africa’s non-bank credit sector is facing a growing sustainability crisis. It reports that regulated credit fees and charges remain frozen under a framework that has not been meaningfully reviewed in over a decade. This is despite sharp increases in compliance costs, operating expenses, and consumer risk.   “The current structure of regulated fees under the National Credit Act

(Pretoria, 02 February 2026)  – The Credit Association of South Africa (CASA), the national industry body representing South Africa’s non-bank credit sector, is calling on consumers to approach debt counselling responsibly and to engage their credit providers as a first step before entering a formal legal process. CASA emphasises that debt counselling is a vital consumer-protection mechanism for genuinely over-indebted households, but it is not designed as a convenience or co

PRESS RELEASE    (Johannesburg, 22 September 2025) – MicroFinance South Africa (MFSA) has expressed concern about the rapid growth of Buy...

PRESS RELEASE MicroFinance South Africa (MFSA), the national body representing over 1,800 registered credit providers, has welcomed the...

PRESS RELEASE   [Johannesburg, South Africa, 08 September 2025] MicroFinance South Africa (MFSA) is calling on policymakers to urgently...

[11 August 2025, Johannesburg, South Africa] MicroFinance South Africa (MFSA) is calling on regulators to act swiftly on the unchecked...

The International Committee on Credit Reporting (ICCR) Spring Plenary 2025 recently held in Cape Town spotlighted the urgent need to...

MicroFinance South Africa (MFSA) is urging immediate engagement by national policymakers following the Department of Home Affairs’ (DHA)...

( 09 June 2025, Johannesburg ) South Africans are more digitally connected than ever, but with this convenience comes growing risk. The...

By Leonie van Pletzen – CEO of MicroFinance South Africa An increase in VAT has a disproportionate and regressive impact on low-income...

MicroFinance South Africa (MFSA) is calling for urgent reforms to South Africa's credit regulations, emphasising that fair credit pricing...

Vulnerable consumers suffer at the hands of Mashonisas as legal credit providers close down (Johannesburg, Gauteng – 4 October 2024) –...

(Johannesburg, South Africa, 26 August 2024) As the South African economy continues to face challenges, consumers are increasingly...

Financial exclusion fuels the growth of informal borrowing (17 July 2024, Johannesburg) Amidst rising living costs and an increase in...

Microfinancing industry body calls for review of outdated credit pricing regulations (05 June 2024, Tshwane) Financial products drive our...

The National Credit Regulator (NCR) wishes to inform all stakeholders and the public, of the appointment of Ms. Lynette De Beer (CA) SA),...