<p dir="ltr">The Carnegie UK Trust commissioned Community Finance Solutions, University of Salford to develop proposals for how, and whether, a 10x increase of operationally sustainable lending could be achieved by Community Development Finance Institutions (CDFIs) in the UK within 10 years. <i>Scaling up the UK personal lending CDFI sector</i><i> </i>examines how the sector can achieve a step change in growth to make a greater impact on the need and demand for affordable credit.</p>