Responsible Finance https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Responsible Finance Team Responsible Finance Annual Conference 2026 Annual lending statistics Find a responsible finance provider near you Total lending by CDFIs increased by 21% to £389.9m in 2025, reaching 148,397 customers: people, small businesses and social enterprises Who provides responsible finance? Responsible Finance providers empower the entrepreneurs, families and neighbourhoods that make up the economy Contact us Responsible lending drives growth and productivity while building a happier, wealthier society Hyatt Regency Manchester Supporters Who we work with Lower income households What we do In 2025, CDFIs and social banks lent £74.1m to 363 social enterprises and charities Previously declined in 2025 Personal-lending CDFIs helped people save up to £52m CDFIs create opportunity: investments in disadvantaged communities In 2025, CDFIs lent £389.9m Code of Practice Hyatt Regency Manchester Hyatt Regency Manchester Hyatt Regency Manchester Hyatt Regency Manchester Hyatt Regency Manchester Hyatt Regency Manchester 2026 annual figures 2025 annual figures MP Visits MP-visit-briefing-template.docx MP-visit-invite-template.docx MP-visit-tips-and-guidance.docx RF response to the Access to Banking Services Review: Call for Evidence Capacity building funding works: Responsible Finance learnings Government backs CDFIs and JPMorganChase and BNY make new commitments to community finance Evidence, accountability, action: Investing in Women Code signatories fund talent, ambition and potential Start Up Loan helps launch Pasta Point in Leeds From mechanic to business owner with a £184k loan The King’s Speech, 13 May 2026: An opportunity to back community finance Impact Report 2026 Homepage RF Response: FCA Consultation on reviewing the financial promotions rules for consumer credit Scrap specialist expands offer with skip firm purchase backed by community lenders Maple Review: CDFIs essential in breaking barriers to entrepreneurship Rethinking financial promotions: making borrowing clearer for the people who need it most Impact Report 2025 2026 Impact Report King’s Award for Salad’s innovation in fair and affordable lending is industry first RF Response: FCA CP 26/7 Credit Information Market Study News