Bank of Dave
Jul 13th 2012, 5:44 pm
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Bank of Dave
I would like to see the government give some of that £80 million to dave, but that would upset the fat cats.
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/bank-of-dave
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/bank-of-dave
Jul 13th 2012, 7:37 pm
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I was hoping someone would post a thread about Dave, he was the top trending story on Twitter last night and deservedly so... the guy is an absolute genius and what he is trying to do is inspired!! Some cracking lines in the program.... "I didn't bring you a banana, we only had one in the fruit bowl"
"I ain't a ****ing credit union" as the catchphrase of the Bank.... inspired!
"I ain't a ****ing credit union" as the catchphrase of the Bank.... inspired!
Jul 14th 2012, 7:37 am
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Shame, not allowed to see the video as it is not available here. Missed the programme too 8(
Jul 15th 2012, 1:03 pm
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Re: Bank of Dave
I watched the programme, he seemed very down to earth and the idea is certainly a good one .... if it works.
Jul 15th 2012, 1:09 pm
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The banking industry is apparently not happy, the rumblings are that he is meeting certain people to try and run this out in every town in the country and the banks, who have been given billions worth of public money to do exactly the same thing but are refusing to lend to people unless they don't need it, are worried that it could undermine the very reason they were bailed out.
He said a classic thing this morning, "If a banks too big to fail then its too big to exist"
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Jul 15th 2012, 1:15 pm
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Saw him today on Channel 4 and I am following him on Twatter, it is working and brilliantly. They are lending about 25,000 A WEEK at the moment, have literally run out of spaces to invest in the "Bank" until 2013 (There are struck laws governed by the shower of shit that is the FSA on the amount of investors in a savings and loans "bank") and so far only one person out of the thousands they have helped has defaulted. Not bad!
The banking industry is apparently not happy, the rumblings are that he is meeting certain people to try and run this out in every town in the country and the banks, who have been given billions worth of public money to do exactly the same thing but are refusing to lend to people unless they don't need it, are worried that it could undermine the very reason they were bailed out.
He said a classic thing this morning, "If a banks too big to fail then its too big to exist"
The banking industry is apparently not happy, the rumblings are that he is meeting certain people to try and run this out in every town in the country and the banks, who have been given billions worth of public money to do exactly the same thing but are refusing to lend to people unless they don't need it, are worried that it could undermine the very reason they were bailed out.
He said a classic thing this morning, "If a banks too big to fail then its too big to exist"
Absolutely brilliant .... go Dave Time for a change methinks 
Jul 16th 2012, 9:09 am
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Watched this yesterday with a friend. Think they are going to put as many obstacles as possible in his way but don´t think he is the type to let it stop him showing everyone how it should / could be done. Well done that man
Jul 16th 2012, 9:21 am
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I like the concept that he is going back to traditional baking values and cutting out all the BS and double dealing we get from the current Financial Serivces "Industry".
I had the strange notion that HM Government should run Northern Rock in a similar fashion.
I had the strange notion that HM Government should run Northern Rock in a similar fashion.
Jul 16th 2012, 9:52 am
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The whole point is that Dave is only loaning money that the bank actually has in savings which is key
The freedom to open a bank is key to a democratic society. If they shut it down we should revolt!
Jul 16th 2012, 10:23 am
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Yes I think its a great idea. I always wondered why more people didnt set up banks as its a great way to invent money
The whole point is that Dave is only loaning money that the bank actually has in savings which is key
The freedom to open a bank is key to a democratic society. If they shut it down we should revolt!
The whole point is that Dave is only loaning money that the bank actually has in savings which is key
The freedom to open a bank is key to a democratic society. If they shut it down we should revolt!
Some of us are already revolting, especially on the morning after
http://www.facebook.com/BankOfDaveFans
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Jul 16th 2012, 11:29 am
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Anyone can open a bank and get a license from FSA .......... if they went to the right school, pass the exams and have sufficient capital i.e. a spare £10 million
Some of us are already revolting, especially on the morning after
http://www.facebook.com/BankOfDaveFans
Some of us are already revolting, especially on the morning after
http://www.facebook.com/BankOfDaveFans
Jul 16th 2012, 1:05 pm
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Brilliant!!!
Isn't that what building societies used to do, before they got demutualized and taken over by banks? Hope all those windfall payments their shareholders got were worth it!
Isn't that what building societies used to do, before they got demutualized and taken over by banks? Hope all those windfall payments their shareholders got were worth it!
Jul 16th 2012, 1:08 pm
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As I understand it, they interview prospective buyers and lend if and when they feel appropriate. Based on trust, not some sh1te chuned out by experien and stats fed into a computer program.
Like wot banks did when I were a lad, ........... Long before the likes of Bob Diamond became more interested in ways to manipulate the system to make huge bonuses.
Like wot banks did when I were a lad, ........... Long before the likes of Bob Diamond became more interested in ways to manipulate the system to make huge bonuses.
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