The Building Societies Association is proud to have signed up to the Women in Finance Charter.

• Date: 10 November 2017

The Building Societies Association (BSA); the Tax Incentivised Savings Association (TISA) and UK Finance committed that for 2017, a minimum of 80% of cash ISA transfers would be completed within seven working days...

• Date: 10 November 2017

Facts, figures and comment relating to the 0.25% Bank Rate increase today, 2 November 2017.

Building societies have over 23 million members (customers) and in the first half of 2017 they approved around 225,000 new mortgages, gross lending was just over £31 billion.  Over the same 6 months, savers were better off by £380m in total iwith a building society, compared to the big banks.   

• Date: 02 November 2017

Released today, the latest BSA Property Tracker survey results reveal that:

- Households continue to worry about the rising cost of living and their ability to save

- Consumer confidence in home purchasing remains subdued

• Date: 27 September 2017

The BSA welcomes the publication of the FCA’s Ageing Population and Financial Services paper today.  It represents an important first step by the regulator in encouraging the lending community to respond to the changing demographics by broadening the range of products available to those in or nearing retirement.

• Date: 21 September 2017

Commenting Paul Broadhead, Head of Mortgage Policy at the BSA said:

“The increase in newly built homes being sold on a leasehold basis is rarely to the benefit of homebuyers, so the Government’s focus on protecting consumers in this area is encouraging...

• Date: 19 September 2017

Developments in the wider economy are making it more challenging for homebuyers and savers. Building societies continue to support both groups, and maintained a high market share of new mortgage lending and savings in the second quarter of 2017.

• Date: 14 August 2017

The Building Societies Association (BSA); the Tax Incentivised Savings Association (TISA) and UK Finance (UKF) committed that for 2017, a minimum of 80% of cash ISA transfers would be completed within seven working days.

• Date: 04 August 2017

Halfway through 2017, building societies continue to outperform banks in the return that they offer to savers

• Date: 31 July 2017

The Building Societies Association commissioned YouGov in July to conduct independent research into levels of customer service at building societies, banks and other providers.

Survey participants with a mortgage or savings account provider, were asked to state whether they agreed or disagreed with seven customer service statements about their providers. The results show that building societies continue to have a significant lead over other providers when it comes to customer service, outperforming their competitors on all seven measures.

• Date: 31 July 2017

Short-term uncertainty from the General Election result has caused a deterioration of consumer confidence in the housing market, according to a report from the Building Societies Association out today.

• Date: 28 June 2017

Building societies continued to approve one in three new mortgages across the UK in the first three months of 2017, and to provide a third of loans made to first time buyers.

• Date: 24 May 2017