Finance

Finance Regeneration

Better banking moves a small step closer

News this week that the seven largest banks and building societies have agreed to publish information about their lending is very welcome. The voluntary arrangement will see banks publishing quarterly figures on loans and overdrafts to small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs), mortgage lending and unsecured personal loans by postcode. This is a hugely important first step towards reforming our financial services into a more responsible and properly functioning sector.

Communities Finance Good Local Economics Local Government

Communities in control

Finance

Let’s create a Bank of Liverpool

Economic Development Finance Good Local Economics

Changing banking for the good of communities

Communities Economic Development Finance Good Local Economics Local Government Regeneration

CLES Summit 2013: Time for a ‘coalition of belligerents’

Finance

Social landlords need to lead tenants through changes

Communities Finance Good Local Economics

Building possibility: A new deal between community and state

Communities Finance Good Local Economics

Ideas for change: Lessons from the pioneers in community rights

Finance Local Government

Public willing to pay more to protect certain services

Most people would be willing to pay more council tax or one-off levies to fund particular local services across the country, a new report has claimed.