The CDFA welcomes George Osborne’s announcement that the Government will introduce legislation that will require banks to refer decline customers to alternative providers. The proposed new rules mean that high street banks will have to offer to connect SMEs that they decline for loans to alternative sources of finance. Continue reading
Tag: access to finance
Bank lending disclosure is good news for poor communities
Local lenders are celebrating a breakthrough in their campaign for fair access to finance across the UK, following the government’s announcement that banks will publish lending data from January. Continue reading
Money, mentoring and mission
A fitness fanatic achieves his business dream thanks to a Start-Up Loan Continue reading
UK social investment market grows to £202m
The UK social investment market has grown according to a new report that tracked intermedaries to 2012.