Founder of @Fairfinance, campaigner & occasional columnist. Trustee #HenrySmithCharity #Ashoka #YGL #OBE: services to Community Finance
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Really excited to finally share the news that @fairfinance and @Fair4AllFinance have agreed a £3.3m investment to tackle #financial #exclusion across the country
fairfinance.org.uk/news/fair…
#responsiblefinance #microfinance #affordablecredit
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Not everyone benefits economically from UK higher education – and this matters: @omaromalleykhan, @taso_he chief executive, says persistent earning gaps by gender, ethnicity and socio-economic background are unfair to individuals and a drag on the economy
bit.ly/3W6Q6P4
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Theo sharing more about the latest impact report, with £287 million of lending, a record year, showing how CDFIs are meeting gaps in finance. And £3.3bn over the last 20 years to 850k customers. Read our impact report responsiblefinance.org.uk/po… #CDFIs #RipplesToWaves #SocialImpact
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🌊 The CDFI Wave of Change is Coming! 🌊
Feel the excitement building like a wave ready to crest!
In less than 4 weeks, we'll unveil our latest impact report, showcasing how CDFIs are creating lasting ripples of positive change in communities just like yours. #ImpactReport #CDFIs
Wow. What. An. Amazing. Night
Haven’t laughed that hard in a long time. Thank you @Trevornoah you were amazing
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Here's the video we shared at the Member Day 🙌
Celebrating the people, businesses and social enterprises our members have helped and how we can do more, with hopes for the future of the sector.
#CDFIs #ResponsibleFinance #RF2023
youtube.com/watch?v=erF4VDCn…
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Research by Fair4All Finance shows almost two in five Londoners are in "financially vulnerable circumstances", meaning they may find it harder to access credit from mainstream lenders.
@JessicaMCUre | #politicslondon | bbc.in/3RUAbTx
Thanks #politicsLondon for highlighting the challenges that many financially excluded Londoners face
Pleased to working with @citybridgetrust
& @resp_finance to help 10k avoid the loan sharks and moneylenders over the next 3 years
@fairfinance @Salad_Money @FairforYouCIC
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Good morning @faiselr great to see you on the tv this morning. Looking good 😊 Thanks #politicslondon for spotlighting the role of #SocEnt in building fairer communities, financial inclusion and a better world.
#FutureEconomyAlliance
Academic study shows that paying politicians more reduces corruption, which is great
But opens them up to criminal violence, which is not so great
nber.org/papers/w31586
It was great to be able to help people in their time of need in this way - thanks @NatWestGroup and @resp_finance in supporting us to deliver part of this Programme
The @NatWestGroup & @resp_finance Hardship Grant Programme has helped 2,472 financially vulnerable households, via member delivery partners @ConduitLoans, @AdageCredit, @fairfinance, @L_C_Finance, @moneyline_uk & @Salad_Money
responsiblefinance.org.uk/na…
#ResponsibleFinance #CDFIs
Faisel Rahman retweeted
The @NatWestGroup & @resp_finance Hardship Grant Programme has helped 2,472 financially vulnerable households, via member delivery partners @ConduitLoans, @AdageCredit, @fairfinance, @L_C_Finance, @moneyline_uk & @Salad_Money
responsiblefinance.org.uk/na…
#ResponsibleFinance #CDFIs
Pretty interesting to see BofE noting that the recent Interest Rate rises are impacting renters more than owners...
..While acknowledging that renters are younger and poorer..
..But not really doing anything about it
ft.com/content/02f151aa-40a0…
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With one person very publicly joining the 1.2 million people without a bank account, what does @faiselr recommend? Take a read: theguardian.com/commentisfre…
#FinancialExclusion #CDFIs
Nigel Farage joins the 1.2m unbanked in the UK
The cost of being unbanked can affect employment, housing & benefits
Hopefully he can add his voice to the large numbers of homeless, ex prisoners, refugees and recent migrants who also share the same fate
news.sky.com/story/nigel-far…
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"In a pre-covid yr around 20,000 people would come to @fairfinance alone looking for finance support when they couldn't get it from a bank & in the last year alone we saw 134,000."
@faiselr on @BBC's Wake Up To Money (starts 14:10).
bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001n8… #ResponsibleFinance
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The first dead fish, just south of Lea Bridge Weir, on the Lea Navigation.
Dissolved oxygen levels fell below 10% last night.
The amounts of pollution washed off the roads by the rain exceeds the river's capacity to cope.
London's doing too little to tackle this problem.
CDFIs are integral part of ensuring the financial ecosystem is accesible to all.
Great to see the US recognise this with a $1bn CDFI Fund backed by businesses and corporates with the supoprt of govt.
Now, how about something similar in the UK?
npr.org/2023/06/08/118089702…
