Kate Pender

Kiwi Londoner. Gardener. Cookbook collector (and avid cook). Poetry fan. Jazz lover. Refugee from corporate life. Views are my own.

[Kate Pender @KateMPender]

Great to see this piece on our No Interest Loan Scheme... It's taken so much work and advocacy to get it going (thanks especially to (@SianWilliams41) and there is so much potential to make it bigger again to address the cost of living crisis.

https://t.co/OLhDpDF9m5

[Kate Pender @KateMPender]

@SMFthinktank @TorstenBell @Fair4AllFinance @LloydsBank @ecu_karen @aveek18 Delighted to be joining this panel on such a transformational topic!

[Social Market Foundation @SMFthinktank]

🗓️MARK YOUR CALENDAR🗓️
💸 How access to financial services can drive inclusive growth across the country

The panel:
🗣️ @TorstenBell MP
🗣️ Kate Pender (@Fair4AllFinance)
🗣️ Surina Somal (@LloydsBank)
🗣️@ecu_karen
& SMF’s @aveek18

🗓️Sept 24, 11am
Kindly supported by @Fair4AllFinance

[Kate Pender @KateMPender]

@BurridgeDiane Stunning!

[Fair4All Finance @Fair4AllFinance]

Our Executive Director and Director of Growth and Development Programmes @KateMPender will be joining the 'A Helping Hand: Responsible Lending in a Time of Crisis' panel at the @InnFin Global Summit 2023 tomorrow. #IFGS2023

[The SoundPound Group @SoundPoundGroup]

The first-ever SoundPound loan was paid out yesterday!

This is an exciting step towards #creditunions being the financial solution people need across #GreaterManchester

[The SoundPound Group @SoundPoundGroup]

The SoundPound #creditunions came together yesterday to celebrate a major milestone with @MayorofGM

We are delighted to announce the launch of our new SoundPound loan for #GreaterManchester residents

Here is @AndyBurnhamGM kicking off our #SoundPoundChallenge

[carl packman @CarlPackman]

.@Chris_fitch quotes the FCA: “we haven’t yet seen enough clear evidence of firms systematically [considering vulnerability] when developing products or services”. So what should be done? Read on… https://t.co/sNEwcMDw6H

[Fair4All Finance @Fair4AllFinance]

We’re delighted that @jpmorgan are committing £1.2m in support of our #NILS pilot. It will mean more people in vulnerable circumstances get affordable loans to help them get back on their feet https://t.co/TSZdyyOi36 #InclusiveEconomy #FinancialInclusion #NILS #LevellingUp

[Fair4All Finance @Fair4AllFinance]

The number of people in vulnerable circumstances is rising⬆️While the number of regulated lenders is falling⬇️Credit options are becoming scarcer. We’re seeking a research partner to establish the scale and trajectory of Illegal Moneylending in the UK https://t.co/HeTQQ2oXme

[Kate Pender @KateMPender]

Emperor's new clothes of privacy promised?

Apple reaches quiet truce over iPhone privacy changes https://t.co/pvgjy62FSf

[Free Nazanin @FreeNazanin]

Day 21 #FreeNazanin
Today I have promised Nazanin to end the hunger strike
Gabriella needs two parents
Thank you all for your overwhelming care these past three weeks

[Fair4All Finance @Fair4AllFinance]

We’ve all experienced some grief during the pandemic. Those in frontline roles are facing more aggression and anger from customers as a result. Join our workshop for #CommunityFinance providers this week with @DignityLegacy to explore support strategies https://t.co/uVqUHWqf1b

[Archbishop of Canterbury @ArchbishopSarah]

Thank you @JohnGlenUK @Fair4AllFinance and others helping people who can't afford existing credit to rebuild their lives after an emergency. The No Interest Loan Scheme pilot looks like a very positive step towards financial inclusion: https://t.co/mqylLg7ujp

[Fair4All Finance @Fair4AllFinance]

Great to start our NILS pilot market engagement with two recent webinars and some brilliant questions. Big thanks to our lovely partners @ToynbeeHall and @FairByDesign. Find out more and give your feedback on the pilot design https://t.co/U6kPaaaKtg #AffordableCredit

[BBC Question Time @bbcquestiontime]

“There’s now more food banks than branches of McDonald’s in this country.”

Retail chief @icelandrichard says cutting universal credit will be “a choice between heating and eating” for many people. #bbcqt

[Lee Healey @leehealey_]

“When the welfare state was first created it was actually designed to be at 20% of median income; it's now at about 12% which is very, very low,"

“You can be doing all the right things and you can still be really struggling in the UK.”

Baroness Stroud

https://t.co/eqG0Av02bp

[Fair4All Finance @Fair4AllFinance]

We're excited to announce plans for a new No Interest Loan Scheme pilot with funding from @HMTreasury and working with @ToynbeeHall and @FairByDesign. It will provide a vital financial cushion for people unable to access or afford existing forms of credit https://t.co/TZuB3xhd6X

[Financial Times @FT]

UK lobbying regulator warns Tory co-chair over business activities https://t.co/fLyuOgBPxx