About Us
The Building Societies Association is a trade association, representing mutual lenders and deposit takers in the UK including all 47 UK building societies. Mutual lenders and deposit takers have total assets of over £375 bn and, together with their subsidiaries, hold residential mortgages of almost £235 bn, 19% of the total outstanding in the UK. They hold over £250 bn of retail deposits, accounting for 22% of all such deposits in the UK. Mutual deposit takers account for about 34% of cash ISA balances. They employ approximately 50,000 full and part-time staff and operate through approximately 2,000 branches.
Members of the BSA
This section provides head office contact details for each of our members, including all UK building societies.
Associate Members
Our associate members include mutual organisations, representatives of the co-operative sector, and suppliers of business services to our members.
