Covers a range of topics relating to mortgages and the wider housing market.
Covers issues relating to savings accounts and payments.
Covers developments in conduct of business regulation
Covers issues relating to the corporate governance and constitution of building societies.
People related matters such as talent development, apprenticeships and diversity.
Internal and external accounting assurance and matters relating to tax.
The regulation and supervision of firms to ensure their safety and soundness under the remit of the Prudential Regulation Authority.
A new legal aid scheme to support borrowers at risk of repossession (member only content).
A wide range of statistics relating to the UK mortgage and housing markets.
Research, analysis and guidance about our members and the issues that affect them.
Retail savings data including net receipts and deposits, ISAs and interest rates.
Operational and financial information about building societies. Includes AGM & financial results and remuneration details.
Submission and publication deadlines for BSA data and reports.
Mortgage approvals pick up & further cut to Bank Rate expected this year.
News and views on topical issues from the BSA and guests.
View our latest press releases and comment here.
The BSA's quarterly magazine covers whats happening in the world of building societies, credit unions and the wider financial services sector.
A quarterly survey that assesses consumer sentiment regarding the UK property market.
View biographies and download photos of the BSA's key spokespeople
BSA speeches from events and seminars
View the latest webinars, training and other events open to members, associates and other stakeholders
View our latest BSA Annual Conference and comment here.
View our latest Past events & summaries and comment here.
Learn how to promote your event to the BSA's membership.
Treasury risk and balance sheet management (6th November 2024)
Find factsheets on mortgages, savings and the building society sector.
Track building societies that no longer exists and get a link to its successor's website.
Find mortgage instructions and specific requirements setting out individual building society policies.
The UK Savings Week campaign aims to get people engaged in saving.
Toolkits to develop Workplace Savings are available here.
Here you can find our publications, responses to consultation documents, mortgage instructions, statistics and sector job vacancies.
Find out more about the BSA and the sector.
Contact details for each of our 49 members.
Our Associate members include a wide range of companies from insurers, banks, accountants, solicitors, and other business suppliers to BSA members.
View biographies and download photos of our key spokespeople
Vacancies for senior management, executive and other positions at the BSA and its member organisations
Find out the wide range of benefits of joining the BSA as an associate member.
The Building Societies Association is the voice of the UK's building societies.
We believe that building societies other than the largest should not fall within the definition of a public interest entity.
We welcome the opportunity to comment on this consultation. It raises important issues and identifies themes which resonate with the BSA and our members. As building societies fall within the current definition of “public interest entities” (PIEs), they are within scope of many of the proposals.
We would like to see a more holistic review of the scope of such requirements. In particular, we consider there to be a strong case for rationalisation and applying proportionality to the requirements currently imposed on smaller entities. The definition of a PIE needs to be drafted more tightly so it does not inadvertently catch “lower risk” entities in a level of unnecessary bureaucracy. Brexit presents opportunities to shape our domestic framework to meet the needs of UK entities and market participants and it is disappointing that the BEIS consultation does not contemplate this. Happily, there is still time for this to be addressed, prior to wider rollout of the BEIS proposals and we urge strongly that the opportunity is taken to do so.
Click here to read our full response. Any questions/ comments to be sent to Andrea Jeffries.
Click here to read our open letter to the secretary of state for business, energy and industrial strategy, Kwasi Kwarteng.