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BSA Yearbook 2025-2026

The BSA Yearbook is the official handbook of the Building Societies Association, with member and associate listings and all of the latest statistics from the UK's mortgage industry.

The BSA Yearbook is the official handbook of the BSA, with member listings and all the latest facts and figures from the UK's mortgage industry, together with an Member-led editorial section highlighting the positive impact of the building society and credit union sectors.

This is the definitive reference book for the sector, and perfect for anyone wanting to research building societies and credit unions, develop marketing plans, source information on potential clients and gain access to market information.  

In this edition:

  • A detailed directory of all BSA members (42 building societies and 7 credit unions), including number of branches, senior personnel and a summary financial statement.
  • Key statistics for each member, including total assets, % increase in total assets in year, shares, borrowings, liquid assets, and numbers of members.
  • Insightful articles from a number of our building society members who share their own history and how are marking their own anniversaries by embracing their past and committing to supporting their members and communities into the future.
  • Acknowledging the 250th anniversary of the first known building society, Birmingham-based historian, Carl Chinn, goes back to the Industrial Revolution to set the scene for those very first building societies - built on the concept of mutuality and people co-operating towards a common goal.
  • Historical data on the number of societies, number of branches, number of investors, number of borrowers, total number of staff, assets etc.
  • General statistics including historical interest rate data from 1939 onwards, mortgage lending, house price relationship with earnings, average house prices, loans approved, ISA inflows etc.

At just £50 (including p&p within the UK), it offers outstanding value.  To order your copy please contact simon.rex@bsa.org.uk. Read the free, online version here

You can download a pdf version here. Printed copies of the yearbook are free of charge to BSA members and associates.  Copies can be obtained from simon.rex@bsa.org.uk.