Thursday 29 July. A joint BIS and Treasury consultation document, Financing the Private Sector Recovery stresses the importance of community finance. Continue reading
Category: News
David Cameron announces Big Society Bank
Thursday 22 July. David Cameron this week outlined plans for the new Big Society Bank, and announced the country’s first ‘Big Society communities’ in Sutton, Windsor and Maidenhead, Eden Valley in Cumbria and Liverpool. Continue reading
Bank has Big potential – but only if it’s well designed
Tuesday 20 July. The Big Society Bank announced by David Cameron this week has transformative potential – but it needs to be well-designed and fit for purpose. Continue reading
National Housing Federation launches affordable loans scheme
Friday 16 July. The National Housing Federation, trade association for housing associations in England, is piloting a new affordable loans scheme in partnership with cdfa member ELM. Continue reading
Minister announces annual financial health check for families
Thursday 15 July. The Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mark Hoban, has pledged that families will benefit from a free money advice and an annual financial health check, in a speech to the Consumer Financial Education Body last night. Continue reading
“Proving the doubters wrong”
Monday 12 July. Despite the early doubters, the sector is still here, stronger than ever. Continue reading
Mail on Sunday advises small businesses to seek out CDFIs
Monday 12 July. The Mail on Sunday profiled cdfa member Fredericks Foundation this Sunday, as part of an article on CDFIs as alternative sources of finance for small businesses. Continue reading
Abolishing RDAs: full text of letter to local authorities
Tuesday 6 July. Further details about Local Enterprise Partnerships, the successor bodies to Regional Development Agencies, have been set out in a joint the letter to local authorities from Eric Pickles, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, and Vince Cable, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills. Continue reading
Small Business Minister Mark Prisk stresses the importance of impact measurment
Monday 5 July. Minister says impact assessments will ‘play a greater role in policy making’ as National Audit Office publishes new report. Continue reading
Ed Mayo becomes cdfa Honorary President
Wednesday 30 June. Ed Mayo, Secretary General of Co-operatives UK, has accepted the cdfa‘s invitation to become its new Honorary President. Continue reading