Bank of Dave tells the true story of Dave Fishwick, a
self-made millionaire who fought to set up a community bank after
large-scale, elitist financial institutions failed the people in his local
community in Burnley. Dave’s mission to help his neighbours survive by
procuring the first banking licence to be issued in over 100 years
resultantly allowed Burnley partakers to thrive.
Dave began by selling vans in Burnley: once the world’s most productive and
profitable milltown, now ranking among the most deprived and neglected
towns in the North of England. Dave, however, through a combination of
hustle and hard work, did well for himself by lending money at reduced
rates to both his customers and local businesses during the wake of the
last financial crisis. After these businesses started to turnover a profit,
Dave was asked to reinvest this income for them. This gives Dave an idea.
Why not set up a tiny local bank that uses local money to fund local
enterprises? He will call it: The Bank of Dave.
