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The Fair Banking for All Campaign
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A coalition of organisations calling for a Fair Banking Act to make access to affordable credit fair for the people and businesses who need it most.

www.fairbankingforall.org
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The government has published their Financial Inclusion Strategy. What comes next?

#FinancialInclusion #AffordableCredit #FairBankingAct #CommunityFinance #FairBankingForAll
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The government has published their Financial Inclusion Strategy. What comes next? - Finance Innovation Lab
At the end of October, I sat in a room in Glasgow with seven remarkable people. Each of them has had to ask a bank for help at some point, and each of them has been turned away. I listened as they tal...
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November 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Great to join the conversation in Glasgow! Listening to residents share the challenges they face in accessing affordable credit reinforces why initiatives like the #FairBankingAct matter. Huge thanks to everyone involved for exploring practical steps to boost financial inclusion. #FairBankingForAll
November 25, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Thank you to Martin Rhodes MP,
@pjferguson.bsky.social, @maureenburke.bsky.social & John Grady MP for meeting Glasgow residents to hear their experiences of being shut out of affordable credit, & how a #FairBankingAct could change this.

#FairBankingForAll

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“You’re left with no good options” - Glasgow campaigners urge MPs to back a Fair Banking Act to end high cost credit crisis - Finance Innovation Lab
Glasgow residents from the Fair Banking for All Campaign have met with MPs to demand action on fair and affordable credit, as Glasgow households pay an estimated £4.1 million a year extra due to high-...
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November 25, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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Financial Inclusion, But Who Is Included? A Response to the 2025 Strategy 🙌👇

#FinancialInclusion #AffordableCredit #CommunityFinance #RaceEquity #FairBankingForAll @neweconomics.bsky.social @runnymedetrust.bsky.social

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Financial Inclusion, But Who Is Included? A Response to the 2025 Strategy
The new Financial Inclusion Strategy sets out a wide-ranging plan covering banking access, savings, insurance, affordable credit and financial education. There is a lot in it that is positive and wort...
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November 24, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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I was at the @coopparty.party.coop conference flying the flag for the @fbfacampaign.bsky.social campaign.

The UK is a co-op outlier - with around 2% of people members of credit unions vs 80% in Ireland & 40% in the US. The Act could change that. Here's more:

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November 17, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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This new Government strategy on financial inclusion is welcome, but it doesn’t go far enough – more change and progress is desperately needed, like a #FairBankingAct

Find out more here: justmoney.org.uk/blog/lets-ma...
November 6, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Response from @thefinancelab.bsky.social to the government's new Financial Inclusion Strategy 👇

#FairBankingForAll

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ext reads 'FAIR BANKING FOR ALL “We have to ask whether the government has really grasped the scale of the problem of exclusion from affordable credit. A commitment to a Fair Banking Act - being called for by community finance institutions, charities and people with direct experience of financial exclusion - would have shown that the government is serious about driving change at scale, rather than just hoping that banks will step up.” A photograph shows four people standing outside with the Palace of Westminster in the background, holding a cut out sign with the text 'FAIR BANKING FOR ALL'.
November 5, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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"A commitment to a Fair Banking Act...would have shown that the government is serious about driving change at scale, rather than just hoping that banks will step up”. Read our response to the government's Financial Inclusion Strategy. #FairBankingForAll
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Our reaction to the government's newly published Financial Inclusion Strategy - Finance Innovation Lab
The Finance Innovation Lab welcomes the publication of the government’s Financial Inclusion Strategy, and is particularly pleased to see that it recognises the crucial role of credit unions and Commun...
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November 5, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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fairbydesign.bsky.social
Today marks the launch of the Financial Inclusion Strategy. The Strategy must be seen as an important first step that sets the direction of travel to ending the poverty premium and financial exclusion.

Read our full statement here: fairbydesign.com/response-uk-...
November 5, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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📢 The government’s Financial Inclusion Strategy is out. Some practical steps on #AffordableCredit are welcome, but it still falls short of the scale of change needed.

A #FairBankingAct would provide the clear, measurable framework this issue deserves.

#FairBankingForAll
November 5, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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fairbydesign.bsky.social
In December 2024, the Government committed to a Financial Inclusion Strategy. Since then, officials, regulators, and consumer groups have worked in subcommittees developing the Strategy.

With the Strategy’s launch imminent the question remains: will it be bold enough?
October 31, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Last week we met @mchshe.bsky.social @skinnock.bsky.social & Kate Pender to talk about why #AffordableCredit matters in strengthening communities & driving economic growth - & the need to scale #CreditUnions & #CDFIs which provide vital lifelines for communities & businesses.

#FairBankingForAll
Two men and two women stand together indoors, smiling at the camera. The man on the left wears glasses and a checked shirt. Next to them is a woman in a patterned blazer. The third person, wearing a dark jacket, holds a leaflet that says “Fair Banking For All.” The fourth person, in a grey blazer, also holds a leaflet with the same text. The group is in a well-lit lobby with stairs and wooden paneling in the background.
September 2, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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"What Do We Have In Common With Michael Sheen? Supporting A Fair Banking Act!"

Great to have the support of Manchester Credit Union! 👏

#FairBankingForAll #FairBankingAct

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What Do We Have In Common With Michael Sheen? Supporting A Fair Banking Act! – Manchester Credit Union
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August 5, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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Tweaks to a broken system won’t fix the UK’s credit crisis.
Voluntary market fixes have failed to deliver fair, affordable credit for millions. It's time for bold, systemic change.

Read our latest blog: filab.uk/4llAZg8
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#FairBankingForAll
Why voluntary market fixes won’t solve the credit crisis - Finance Innovation Lab
Sam Rex-Edwards, our Head of Movement Building and Campaigns, reflects on last week’s sudden closure of the Financial Fairness Trust by asset manager Aberdeen Group. The shock move by asset manager…
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July 23, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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The poverty premium costs each parliamentary constituency £4.5million per year.

@fairbydesign.bsky.social recommends a #FairBankingAct as a way to increase access to affordable credit and reduce the #povertypremium in this new briefing.

#FairBankingForAll

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July 19, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Yesterday in Westminster @katrinamurraymp.bsky.social & other MPs highlighted the vital role of #CreditUnions.

Thank you to @clivejonesmp.bsky.social for asking @torstenbell.bsky.social if government will back a #FairBankingAct to help credit unions grow.

#FairBankingForAll

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Credit Unions - Hansard - UK Parliament
Hansard record of the item : 'Credit Unions' on Wednesday 16 July 2025.
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July 17, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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thefinancelab.bsky.social
The sudden closure of the Financial Fairness Trust by Aberdeen shows that we cannot rely on voluntary approaches by profit-driven financial institutions to fix market failures, & that we urgently need solutions like a #FairBankingAct.
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Why voluntary market fixes won’t solve the credit crisis - Finance Innovation Lab
Sam Rex-Edwards, our Head of Movement Building and Campaigns, reflects on last week’s sudden closure of the Financial Fairness Trust by asset manager Aberdeen Group. The shock move by asset manager…
filab.uk
July 16, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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thefinancelab.bsky.social
People on low incomes often pay more to borrow. Without affordable credit, many turn to high-cost lenders and spiral into problem debt.
@fairbydesign.bsky.social's new report backs a #FairBankingAct to expand access to affordable credit.

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#FairBankingForAll

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July 15, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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"Fair access to affordable credit is not a niche social project — it’s an economic imperative."

New @thefinancelab.bsky.social blog on why we can't rely on voluntary approaches to improve things for people & businesses across the UK.

#FairBankingForAll
Why voluntary market fixes won’t solve the credit crisis - Finance Innovation Lab
Sam Rex-Edwards, our Head of Movement Building and Campaigns, reflects on last week’s sudden closure of the Financial Fairness Trust by asset manager Aberdeen Group. The shock move by asset manager…
financeinnovationlab.org
July 16, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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"Voluntary fixes won't solve the credit crisis.. A #FairBankingAct would be a powerful statement that access to affordable, ethical credit for consumers & businesses is not optional."

New blog from @thefinancelab.bsky.social 👇

#FairBankingForAll

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Why voluntary market fixes won’t solve the credit crisis - Finance Innovation Lab
Sam Rex-Edwards, our Head of Movement Building and Campaigns, reflects on last weeks sudden closure of the Financial Fairness Trust by asset manager Aberdeen Group. The shock move by asset manager Abe...
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July 14, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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“That creates a poverty premium where people are having to pay higher prices, sometimes for basic goods”

Really good to see Meg Hillier mention the poverty premium as part of the TSC's scrutiny of the Government’s financial inclusion strategy.

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‘It’s not a problem until it is’: MPs hear how poverty premium is hitting Glasgow
Treasury Committee members visit Glasgow to hear how the ‘poverty premium’ and decline of cash acceptance is affecting low-income communities.
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July 8, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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thefinancelab.bsky.social
In a new report, @stepchange.bsky.social finds that 4 in 10 UK adults would not be able to meet all of an unexpected £1,000 expense without borrowing. We need access to affordable credit. We need a #FairBankingAct now.

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#FairBankingForAll
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July 10, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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📢 @stepchange.bsky.social finds that 4 in 10 UK adults would not be able to meet all of an unexpected £1,000 expense without borrowing, and points to a #FairBankingAct as a way to increase access to affordable credit.

#FairBankingForAll

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Somewhere Safe To Turn. Credit. StepChange
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July 7, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Thank you @runnymedetrust.bsky.social & @neweconomics.bsky.social for hosting the incredible Power to Prosper Summer Action Meet Up!

A day of powerful stories, plans for the future, and a lot of joy.

@fair4allfinance.bsky.social @thefinancelab.bsky.social
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June 30, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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No Interest Loan Schemes (NILS) help people on low incomes to manage financial shocks. Here's a case study on how NILS are helping people in the North East, carried out by @mariacbooker.bsky.social at @fairbydesign.bsky.social y

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We launch new case study on local No Interest Loan Schemes in the North East
Today we are publishing a new case study showing how local No Interest Loan Schemes (NILS) are successfully helping people avoid paying the poverty premium.
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June 29, 2025 at 3:48 PM