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
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“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
Government announces £1bn Regional Growth Fund and sets out plans to abolish RDAs
Wednesday 30 June. A £1bn Regional Growth Fund will support communities at risk of being affected by government spending cuts, while Local Enterprise Partnerships are set to replace RDAs. Continue reading
OFT publishes review of high cost credit
Tuesday 15 June. The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has today published the final report of its review of the £7.5 billion high-cost credit sector, which includes doorstep lenders, pawnbrokers and pay day loan companies. Continue reading
Financial Inclusion Taskforce to advise Treasury on affordable credit
Friday 11 June 2010. The Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mark Hoban MP, has asked the Financial Inclusion Taskforce to convene to help advise the government. Continue reading
Which? calls for ‘profound’ banking reform
Wednesday 9 June. The Future of Banking Group Commission, set up by the consumer group Which?, has today published a report calling for ‘profound reform’ of the UK banking system. Continue reading