Doorstep lender Provident halts face-to-face visits

(Reuters) - British doorstep lender Provident Financial has paused face-to-face visits in its home credit business in light of a government-ordered lockdown, it said on Friday, as it withdrew 2020 targets due to the coronavirus crisis.The company expects the virus-induced disruption to hamper both its credit issued and collections performance during this period. (https://reut.rs/39noATc)Before Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered Britons to exercise social distancing, about one-fourth of..