Responsible Finance and Lloyds Bank are piloting an exciting referral initiative designed to enable more businesses to find and access the finance that suits them. Jo Clough, Social Sustainability Director, Lloyds Bank Business and Commercial Banking… Continue reading
Archives for October 2025
Month: October 2025
Why an evidence-backed policy to double affordable credit provision must be part of the Government’s Financial Inclusion Strategy
“In the past I’d had loans, people knocking on my door saying ‘you owe me money.’ That should be left behind. A responsible lender should look at the person you are now. If you’re working and… Continue reading
The Times: small businesses turning to CDFIs to refinance alternative lenders’ expensive loans
17 October 2025: Jess Jones’ new article in The Times newspaper covers the growing trend of businesses with expensive, short-term loans approaching community development finance institutions, our members, to refinance them on better terms. The piece… Continue reading
The Scotsman: ethical lender SIS is creating meaningful change
14 October 2025: Social Investment Scotland has impacted the lives of millions and is covered in a new article in The Scotsman to mark the publication of a new impact report. The Scotsman’s piece describes SIS’… Continue reading
The Times: businesses face postcode lottery accessing finance, but CDFIs play key role
07.10.2025 Today’s Times newspaper covers the British Business Bank’s Nations and Regions Tracker 2025, which gives an analysis of geographic patterns in UK small business finance. The Times’ article covers the Tracker’s findings that businesses’ location… Continue reading