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Bankers kick back in Davos whilst Parliament debates action on extortionate lending 3 Feb 2011 | 11:33 pm
Reports from the World Economic Forum in Davos were full of stories of leading bankers, at various points; schmoozing G20 leaders, talking tough and pleading for forgiveness for the pain they have c.....
Transparency hides a multitude of sins 2 Dec 2010 | 08:40 pm
Last week Mark Kleinman (Sky News' City Editor) broke a story (http://blogs.news.sky.com/kleinman/Post:c63232fc-e28f-4e11-a04f-943ab67c641b) about secret talks between the high street banks and the .....
How can 60% interest for a credit card be too high, but 60,000% is okay? 13 Aug 2010 | 01:31 am
Urban Forum is supporting a new campaign to put an end to predatory lenders charging extortionate amounts for loans (http://www.endlegalloansharks.org.uk/). Here's why... Whether or not...
Money men join calls for tougher bank regulation 22 Apr 2010 | 07:48 pm
This week saw the publication of two very interesting reports, both advocating that banks be more strictly regulated in order to avoid future financial crises and meet their social obligations. Howe.....
Will banking be better in the Big Society? 15 Apr 2010 | 11:07 pm
The foreword to the Tories Big Society manifesto describes the banking sector as ‘overblown' and says we need a new economic model, so as I started reading the following 120 pages I was hopefu...
Labour bares election teeth to loansharks and predatory lenders 13 Apr 2010 | 04:09 am
Labour's election manifesto ‘A Future Fair For All (http://www2.labour.org.uk/manifesto-splash)' set out their plans for bank reform, tackling financial exclusion and providing affordable fina...
Could this really be it? 1 Apr 2010 | 03:51 am
I've been mulling over last week's Budget (index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=840&Itemid=118) and the proposals for the Post Office to provide a wide range of banking services (index.php?opti.....
Budget leaves the door to CRA open 25 Mar 2010 | 06:32 pm
Our hope, in advance of the budget, was that Alistair Darling was going to give us some big and bold ideas for bank reform, in what would have been a hugely populist move with an election around the.....
Blaming people feels good, but is ultimately fruitless 17 Mar 2010 | 04:51 pm
Angela Knight from the British Bankers' Association (BBA) and Nottingham MP, Graham Allen, were on TV in the East Midlands last week discussing a financial transaction tax. It's a frightening real-l.....
Better Banking - Too Big To Fail 11 Mar 2010 | 10:35 pm
In the post-financial crisis world, we've all become experts in economics, as terms such as mortgage backed securities, quantative easing and sub-prime lending have permeated everyday life. Or perha.....
