# Banks DON'T Lend Money with Iain Clifford

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Podcast: [The Never Settle Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-never-settle-podcast-1241461)
Published: 2026-07-22T07:03:00+00:00
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## Resource

Banks don’t lend money. They create it when you sign.In this episode we expose the accounting reality behind bank lending — how your signature authorizes credit creation, turning your promise to pay into a bank asset and new money into existence.We also explore serious claims that this system opens the door to:lawfully challenging historic bank charges and paymentsdisputing the true nature and face value of mortgage agreementsquestioning whether banks ever had the money they claimed to lendOur guest, Iain Clifford, former financial services business owner and host of Republic of Old Souls, shares his experience after whistleblowing on HBOS in 2010 — alleging the bank was asset-stripping clients while lacking the funds it claimed to lend.Since speaking out, Iain says his businesses were dismantled, his reputation destroyed, and he has faced persistent legal and institutional pressure — a warning, he argues, of what happens when you challenge the banking system’s core mechanics.If you are interested in being on a private webinar hosted by Iain to get the opportunity to hear from the man himself and ask your questions you can add your name and email here:https://bit.ly/free-ros-webinarYou can catch Iains documentary here : https://entrapmentbydesign.is/If you want to learn more about the Republic of Old Souls you can click here: https://bit.ly/ROS-WebinarsThis is not financial advice.It is an examination of power, accounting, and what happens when uncomfortable truths are spoken. 👍 Like, subscribe, and share if you support open, honest conversations no matter how uncomfortable they get. To help me keep interviewing amazing guests and challenging the massive corruption within the British Legal System please donate what you can and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠buy…

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