by Alison Seabrooke | May 14, 2014 | CDF
I’m delighted to say that this week CDF is joining the Living Wage Foundation and hundreds of other Living Wage employers in celebrating Living Wage Week 2014. From 2 – 8 November employers and employees alike are sharing their experiences of paying and being paid the...
by Alison Seabrooke | Dec 17, 2013 | CDF
The announcement on 17 December 2013, by the British Bankers’ Association (BBA) and the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML), to release lending data at a postcode level, marks a significant turning point in the quest for both greater transparency and greater fairness in...
by Alison Seabrooke | Feb 28, 2013 | CDF
The effects of the financial crisis on local communities The shock waves of the financial crisis are still being felt in our local communities. It is estimated that over four million individuals are borrowing from lenders charging interest rates of between 450% and...
by Alison Seabrooke | Jun 30, 2012 | CDF
We are facing a financial crisis in our communities. Small businesses and households are finding it increasingly hard to access finance and credit. This makes them more reliant on expensive forms of finance. The announcement by Wonga that it is moving into business...
