It’s been a busy time for our business-focused CDFIs. They’ve been posting record lending figures, helping more small firms than ever.
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At the vanguard of a new kind of economics
Community Economics is a model that harnesses the skills, knowledge and capability present in all communities; it has the potential to bridge the gap between rich and poor that current, free market economics create, and that we know is failing an increasing percentage of the population denied access to the finance needed to create jobs, opportunity and capability.
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Put your money on the high street
Our high streets don’t look like they once did. They’re now full of bookmakers, pawn shops and payday lenders.
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Banking the unbankable
More and more firms are slipping into the category of ‘the unbankable’. But there is light – and money – at the end of the tunnel for these businesses.
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My Home Finance wins Responsible Lender of the Year
Congratulations to CDFA member My Home Finance which won Responsible Lender of the Year at the recent Credit Today Awards.
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OFT ‘ineffective and timid’ in tackling payday lenders, says Public Accounts Committee
OFT under fire, and a Citizens Advice survey finds payday lenders are breaking pledges to clean up their act.
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Big Society Capital plans to commit up to £100m in the next year
In its first annual report, Big Society Capital says it will work with mainstream financial institutions over the coming year to see how they can better support social investment.
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