‘Open banking’, which came into effect in January 2018, is a series of reforms which will change the way banks deal with consumers’ financial information. Called for by competition watchdog, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA),… Continue reading
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New Research: Community Investment Tax Relief (CITR) and the Responsible Finance Sector
March 2018 Today sees the publication of the first major piece of research into the impact of the Community Investment Tax Relief (CITR) since the scheme’s launch in 2002. Completed by Community Investment Services Ltd… Continue reading
It’s all about the passion
21.04.201The number of business start-ups reached a record high in 2016 – with over 650,000 new businesses started in the UK. So what makes over 1,700 people decide to set up in business every day? Being… Continue reading
Is a local finance partnership for you?
A practical toolkit for local finance partnerships 26.10.2017 Partnerships between local finance organisations have many benefits, evidenced by existing collaborations between some responsible finance organisations. The ‘Creating Local Finance Partnerships Toolkit’ was created as a practical… Continue reading
Responsible Finance Leadership Development Programme
The world is awash with leadership books, courses and advice. In 2015 around 1,200 books were published with the word ‘leadership’ in the title. Type ‘leadership’ into a search on Amazon and you will have… Continue reading
Responsible Finance’s Summer Briefing, July 2018
Please find below Responsible Finance’s bi-yearly briefing for all of our stakeholders. This provides an update of some of the many streams of activities that Responsible Finance and its members are involved in, to provide and… Continue reading
CIC Blog: Reclaiming financial services
In rural areas of the UK, 13% of adults aged 55 and over, or who are younger and have a physical or mental health condition, have difficulty getting to a bank. 3% of UK adults are unbanked.… Continue reading
Scaling Affordable Lending: Case Studies
The vision of affordable lenders is that everyone should have access to affordable and appropriate credit, delivered in a fair, respectful and responsible way. Affordable lenders are social purpose lenders, such as responsible finance providers and… Continue reading
Taking stock together: a new dawn for Euro Credit Reporting
I was delighted to speak at the Association of Consumer Credit Information Suppliers annual conference last week (8th June 2018). In 2017 responsible finance providers lent £235 million to nearly 62,000 customers across the UK (business,… Continue reading
Responsible finance supports retail jobs
It has been a difficult few months for retailers; there are now weekly announcements of store closures and high street brands going into administration. A common thread through all of these stories is the thousands of… Continue reading