Building societies dominated last night’s Mortgage Finance Gazette Awards, picking up 9 trophies with 15 highly commended nods across 13 categories, demonstrating that people really are better off with a building society.
A special mention is reserved for previous BSA Chairman, Stephen Mitcham, who was recognised with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement award following his retirement from Cambridge Building Society in autumn. A huge congratulations from everyone at the BSA for a truly deserved award!
Here’s the categories where our sector shone:
Mortgage Product Innovation
Winner: Darlington Building Society
Highly commended: MBS (Melton Mowbray Building Society intermediary arm)
Retirement Mortgage Product Innovation
Highly Commended: Leeds Building Society
Best Self Build Lender
Winner: Ecology Building Society
Highly Commended: Newcastle Building Society
Highly Commended: Saffron Building Society
Best Use of Technology – Lenders
Highly Commended: Family Building Society
Customer Service/Treating Customers Fairly – Lenders
Winner: Yorkshire Building Society
Highly Commended: Newbury Building Society
Community Services – Lenders
Winner: esbs (Earl Shilton Building Society)
Highly Commended: Newcastle Building Society
Corporate Social Responsibility – Lenders
Winner: Principality Building Society
Highly Commended: Darlington Building Society
Best Debt and Arrears Management Strategy – Lenders
Winner: Newcastle Building Society
Lifetime Achievement Award
Winner: Stephen Mitcham, The Cambridge Building Society
Best overall lender
Highly Commended: Nationwide Building Society
Best National Building Society
Winner: Nationwide Building Society
Highly Commended: Coventry Building Society
Highly Commended: Skipton Building Society
Best Regional Building Society
Winner: Principality Building Society
Highly Commended: Nottingham Building Society
Highly Commended: Progressive Building Society
Best Local Building Society
Winner: Hanley Economic Building Society
Highly Commended: Loughborough Building Society
Highly Commended: Melton Mowbray Building Society
Best Online Lender
Highly Commended: Nationwide Building Society
For the full list of winners on the night, visit the Mortgage Finance Gazette website.