The UK Government and regulators must crack down on financial mis-selling, say MPs from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).
The comments come after studies revealed that more than 12 million consumers had been mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI) since April 2011.
According to the PAC, firms paid out more than £22billion in compensation over the same period.
The PAC also pointed toward a Parliamentary publication entitled Financial services mis-selling: regulation and redress, published last week.
The publication highlighted that claims management companies (CMCs) had taken up to £5bn out of the compensation set aside for consumers.
Chair of the PAC Meg Hillier said: “The widespread mis-selling of PPI is a vivid demonstration of the risks facing consumers in the financial services market.”
“The fall-out is still with us. Many people have waited years for a decision on compensation and, because of the way they have pursued their claims, even then they may not receive the full amount. Serious risks of further mis-selling remain.”
The PAC said that those who had pursued claims through the Ombudsman had been forced to wait at least two years for a decision, due to a “large backlog of PPI claims”.
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