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A true bank has not yet been established and is actually Burnley Savings and Loans, a legal peer-to-peer lender. The capital demanded by the FSA was never raised and so the company is still in the process of getting a banking licence. Above the door is a sign saying "Bank on Dave", which avoids claiming that it is a bank [16] [17]
Burnley Savings and Loans (BSAL) is an independent lending company based in Burnley, England.It was founded by Dave Fishwick, [2] a local businessman, in 2011. [1]The scheme gained media attention after Fishwick's early efforts were captured in a series for Channel 4 in 2012, including his call for Parliament to reform the banking system.
A subsequent episode, Bank of Dave: Fighting the Fat Cats, was broadcast in February 2013, [18] and won an award for the Best Feature/Factual Entertainment Programme at the 2013 British Academy Scotland Awards. [19] In mid-2020, Fishwick was approached by screenwriter Piers Ashworth, who was interested in making a film about his bank's story. [20]
Last week, a “true-ish” sequel in which Fishwick battles against payday lenders arrived on Netflix; its title, inevitably, is Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger. It’s already reached the top spot .
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