I would be alone if not for you
good:
A 375-Year-Old French Bank Forgives Debts of Paris’ Poorest
The Crédit Municipal de Paris, also known as the “Mont-de-piété,” the bank of the poor, has allowed the needy to get loans against their valuables for centuries—acting as a kind of ethical pawnshop, or the original microlender. To celebrate its 375th anniversary, thousands of lucky French people had their financial obligations forgiven after the country’s oldest bank decided to simply wipe their slates clean.
Well done, Frenchies.
That’s awesome.