Our 2023 Member Day is for everyone working in community development finance to learn, share best practice, and find new ways to boost access to finance for people, businesses and social enterprises. It has been designed… Continue reading
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Seven proposals to boost SME finance sent to Treasury Select Committee
Responsible Finance has set out seven proposals to boost the availability of finance for fundable but under-served small businesses and break down barriers to economic growth. Our submission to the Treasury Select Committee’s Inquiry on SME… Continue reading
Podcast: Proving the impact of air quality interventions and low emission zones with data detective Kate Barnard
Low emission zones (LEZs and ULEZs) became a political battleground just after recording this new interview with Kate Barnard, founder and CEO of Enjoy The Air. But what does the public think? Can we prove the… Continue reading
Fair banking, good credit and collaboration: Niall Alexander, Fair4All Finance
An agreement brokered by a disadvantaged community with a mainstream bank two decades ago offers valuable insights to address financial exclusion today. Niall Alexander, a community worker “by trade” says the “groundswell” in addressing unfairness and… Continue reading
Peter Udale appointed Chair of Responsible Finance
“Jewels in UK financial sector with astonishing impact on businesses and individual lives have potential to do even more.” Responsible Finance thanks Charles Dodwell for serving as Chair for four years and welcomes Peter Udale to… Continue reading
Niall Alexander, Fair4All Finance: “As one door closes…”
30 June 2023: Niall Alexander, Markets and Consumer Insights Manager, Fair4All Finance, on shocking research findings, a new report, and why it’s critical to expand community finance and for policy makers and mainstream banks to accept… Continue reading
More than 3 million may have borrowed from illegal moneylenders – new report urges boost to community lending sector
28 June 2023: Over 3 million people in Great Britain may have borrowed from an illegal moneylender in the last three years according to new research by IPSOS for Fair4All Finance. Results from a new online… Continue reading
22% rise in people and businesses turning to ‘social purpose’ lenders as cost-of-living pressures bite for households and small firms
17 May 2023: The number of people, businesses and social enterprises borrowing from the UK’s not-for-profit, ‘community development’ lenders has leaped by 22% to nearly 95,000 in 2022. New figures from Responsible Finance, which represents community… Continue reading
Pushing the boundaries of impact measurement for CDFIs: Moving from effective to compelling, by Heidi Fisher MBE
Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) are organisations that provide affordable lending to individuals, businesses and social enterprises that are typically underserved by traditional banks and financial institutions. CDFIs usually have a mission to support community development… Continue reading
UK public think credit scores unfair, as organisations call for reform of credit information market
27.04.2023: Seven out of ten (70%) of UK adults believe it’s unfair for someone’s postcode or location to have a negative impact on a credit score, new research reveals today. More than half (55%) of adults… Continue reading