Take part and join a community
Our community of customers are ready to engage with your brand, help you unlock insights, and their reviews may even result in an award you can display proudly.
How can your company take part?
It’s easy. Simply claim your review page, choose a category, then let us know you’re taking part. Our awards don’t have an entrance fee or a panel of judges. Instead, it’s free to enter and winners are decided by real customer reviews.
How voting works
Customers decide
Unlike other industry events, winners are chosen entirely by customer reviews.
For companies big or small
Whether you’re a team of two or 2,000, entry’s free so anyone can take part.
Reflecting broad customer opinion
To determine the winners, we factor in a wide range of the review data we receive, to give a comprehensive view of the companies.
Key dates
Voting opens
6 April 2026
Finalists announced
24 June 2026
Voting closes
14 July 2026
Winners announced
6 August 2026
Award categories
We've got a wide range of categories that span the credit industry.
Our partner categories
While our headline and sector-specific categories rely on customer reviews, our partner categories take into account the opinions of the businesses you work with. After all, they’ll be most familiar with your products and will be able to give the most honest reviews. Categories include Technology partner of the year, Credit information partner of the year, and Open banking partner of the year.
Take part in the awards
To take part in the awards, we need some initial information from you. Please complete the form and a member of our team will be in touch to confirm your details and provide you with all the information you need to get you started on your awards campaign.
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Choose an award category Select an optionCompany of the year Innovation of the year Treating customers fairly champion Customer service champion Credit union of the year Best credit app Best loan provider Best car finance provider Best consumer credit broker Best credit building product provider Best credit union (North) Best credit union (South) Best credit union loan provider Best consumer credit report provider Best retail finance provider Best financial support provider Best business credit report provider Best short-term loan provider Best secured loan provider Best credit union savings provider Technology partner of the year Credit information partner of the year Open banking partner of the year
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Why enter the awards?
From recognition to reputation management to the wealth of customer insights available – there are plenty of reasons to get involved with the Consumer credit awards. Ultimately, we want to help you connect with customers and listen to their voices, all so your company can thrive.
Top tips for success
Our awards go beyond the accolades and adoration. They’re a way to get customers really engaging with your company. But how can you make the most of this opportunity? From where to place links, to social media best practice, you can find out more on our top tips page.
Download our factsheet about the awards
To help you truly engage with customers and get people talking about your company, we’ve developed a short overview of the awards full of useful information.
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