This course gives you the regulatory grounding on customer vulnerability. It covers what the FCA means by a vulnerable customer, why it matters, and what the rules and wider law expect of firms. You will look at the four drivers of vulnerability, what the Consumer Duty requires, and how common vulnerability is. It then turns to where firms most commonly fall short, and to what is expected when firms handle vulnerability data, support customers in financial difficulty, and deal with third-party representation and financial abuse.
Its companion course, Supporting Vulnerable Customers in Practice, turns the same subject into day-to-day skills. We recommend taking this course first, though each one works on its own.