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Series telling the stories of people whose lives have been transformed by an ethical loan.

Documentary series about credit unions and responsible lenders across the country, telling the stories of people whose lives have been transformed by an ethical loan.

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A Matter of Life and Debt: Series 3: Episode 9

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A loan helps a falconry business take flight and creates a buzz about beeswax wraps.

An ethical loan helps a kitchen experiment become a buzzing enterprise, borrowing helps a falconry business take flight, and a woman needs help to pay off bailiffs.

In Cambridge, a £50,000 ethical loan helps turn a kitchen experiment into a buzzing enterprise. Mum-of-two Kath is using natural beeswax to produce an environmentally friendly alternative to cling film and plastic wrapping.

A start-up loan in North Yorkshire has helped a man hatch a dream. Bird of prey expert Jack runs a mobile falconry business so people can get up close and personal to his collection of raptors.

Alison faces the consequences of an unpaid bill as the bailiffs arrive to take away her car. A credit union is her only hope. And David needs a £600 loan to help spruce up his sister's room ready for her homecoming.

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