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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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fairbydesign.bsky.social
Brilliant support for the Fair Banking Act from @gareththomasmp.bsky.social, proud to be part of the campaign 👊
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"A Fair Banking Act is a common sense, proportionate measure which could have transformative benefits for businesses and communities across the UK, and I commend this Bill to the House."

👏 @gareththomasmp.bsky.social

#FairBankingForAll #FairBankingAct
January 16, 2026 at 9:17 AM
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coopparty.party.coop
Yesterday, Labour and Co-operative MP for Harrow West Gareth Thomas introduced the Fair Banking Bill.

It's based on legislation that's worked in the USA, and would transform access to finance for low income individuals and small and medium sized businesses.
January 15, 2026 at 11:04 AM
fbfacampaign.bsky.social
"A Fair Banking Act is a common sense, proportionate measure which could have transformative benefits for businesses and communities across the UK, and I commend this Bill to the House."

👏 @gareththomasmp.bsky.social

#FairBankingForAll #FairBankingAct
January 15, 2026 at 9:51 AM
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coopparty.party.coop
🚨 @gareththomasmp.bsky.social's Fair Banking Bill has just been introduced in the House of Commons.

Access to finance is about more than just fairness - small businesses are being held back by legislation that doesn't work for them.
January 14, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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coopparty.party.coop
Labour and Co-operative MP Gareth Thomas is in LabourList today, making the case for a Fair Banking Act to support our neighbours, friends and family members who are being locked out of access to banking.
January 13, 2026 at 4:22 PM
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coopparty.party.coop
We're backing Gareth Thomas' Fair Banking Act to help transform communities using credit unions and community finance.

It's time the banks helped out the communities they're supposed to serve.
It's time the banks helped out the communities they're supposed to serve.
We're backing Gareth Thomas' Fair Banking Act to help transform communities using credit unions and community finance. party.coop | @coopparty
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January 14, 2026 at 10:00 AM
fbfacampaign.bsky.social
And it passed! A huge thank you to @gareththomasmp.bsky.social for taking forward the Financial Exclusion & Access to Finance Bill, based on the #FairBankingAct.

@thefinancelab.bsky.social @buildingsocieties.bsky.social @fsb-uk.bsky.social @coopparty.party.coop

#FairBankingForAll
January 14, 2026 at 4:31 PM
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thefinancelab.bsky.social
Affordable credit is critical for households and businesses. A #FairBankingAct would make banks accountable for expanding fair, affordable lending where it’s needed most. @fbfacampaign.bsky.social @gareththomasmp.bsky.social
#FairBankingForAll
‘A fair banking act is essential to expand access to affordable credit’ – LabourList
Access to affordable finance can unlock the potential of businesses across the UK, helping them grow and thrive. It can also be a lifeline for…
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January 13, 2026 at 4:16 PM
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1/ 🧵High-cost credit is holding people & #SMEs back.

@gareththomasmp.bsky.social calls for government action to expand #AffordableCredit - tackling the cost of living crisis & supporting economic growth through a #FairBankingAct.

@politicshome.bsky.social

#FairBankingForAll

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We need a Fair Banking Act to tackle the cost of living with more affordable loans
Tackling the cost-of-living crisis and delivering sustained growth on high streets up and down the country requires our high street banks to do mor...
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January 14, 2026 at 10:16 AM
fbfacampaign.bsky.social
Tomorrow, @gareththomasmp.bsky.social brings a Bill to parliament to tackle exclusion from #AffordableCredit through a #FairBankingAct.

Read his article for @labourlist.bsky.social below 👇

@coopparty.party.coop @fsb-uk.bsky.social

#FairBankingForAll

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'A fair banking act is essential to expand access to affordable credit' - LabourList
Millions are locked out of affordable credit. A Fair Banking Act would expand access, boost enterprise and tackle inequality says Gareth Thomas MP.
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January 13, 2026 at 4:21 PM
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MP tables bill to require big banks to work with credit unions and CDFIs.

@gareththomasmp.bsky.social

#FairBankingForAll #FairBankingAct #CreditUnions #CDFIs

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MP tables bill to require big banks to work to credit unions and CDFis
Labour/Co-op MP Gareth Thomas's bill is aimed at increasing lending to small businesses and co-operatives and tackling financial exclusion
www.thenews.coop
January 12, 2026 at 12:07 PM
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theguardian.com
Forcing UK banks to support credit unions would help keep loan sharks at bay
Forcing UK banks to support credit unions would help keep loan sharks at bay
High street banks dodged a windfall tax – now they should invest in growth of local lenders
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:40 AM
fbfacampaign.bsky.social
📢 On Wednesday @gareththomasmp.bsky.social will table the Financial Exclusion & Access to Finance Bill, taking action on access to #AffordableCredit through #FairBankingAct proposals.

Read about it in @guardianheather.bsky.social's article.

#FairBankingForAll

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Lending to small businesses and low-income areas must expand, say Labour backbenchers
Senior politicians have tabled bill that would force UK banks to make affordable finance more accessible
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:34 AM
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thefinancelab.bsky.social
Minoritised communities are systematically disadvantaged by our financial system — through biased lending, unfair debt practices and unequal access to support.

The Equity in Finance campaign is playing a critical role in changing this.

#FairBankingForAll
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Black-led debt advice charity calls time on unfair lending and financial bias - Voice Online
Rooted Finance is a pioneering, Black-led debt advice and financial inclusion charity with a vision of a fair, equitable financial landscape
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January 8, 2026 at 4:51 PM
fbfacampaign.bsky.social
Huge thanks to @guardianheather.bsky.social for highlighting the call for a #FairBankingAct to bring banks together with #creditunions and #CDFIs to ensure people can access #affordablecredit when they need it.

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@coopparty.party.coop
Forcing UK banks to support credit unions would help keep loan sharks at bay | Heather Stewart
High street banks dodged a windfall tax – now they should invest in growth of local lenders
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December 8, 2025 at 11:20 AM
fbfacampaign.bsky.social
The government has published their Financial Inclusion Strategy. What comes next?

#FinancialInclusion #AffordableCredit #FairBankingAct #CommunityFinance #FairBankingForAll
@thefinancelab.bsky.social @fairbydesign.bsky.social

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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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fininclusionscot.bsky.social
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
fbfacampaign.bsky.social
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-...
financeinnovationlab.org
November 25, 2025 at 9:33 AM
fbfacampaign.bsky.social
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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jesselgriffiths.bsky.social
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:

www.linkedin.com/in/jesse-gri...
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November 17, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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justmoneymvt.bsky.social
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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thefinancelab.bsky.social
"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
fbfacampaign.bsky.social
📢 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