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.
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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.
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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.
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Inflation falls to lowest level in almost 3 years but underlying components remain high. As such, MPC unlikely to vote to cut Bank Rate in June.
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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.
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Risk, regulatory, audit & accounting seminar (15th October 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.
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The Building Societies Association is the voice of the UK's building societies.
This search facility will tell you what has happened to a building society that no longer exists and provides a link to its successor's website, where appropriate. If the society has been dissolved it means that it has ceased business and there is no successor body.
Through this page you can start to trace a lost savings account and find out what happened to a building society where the name no longer exists. Searching will tell you if the society changed its name, demutualised to become a bank or was taken over by another building society or bank. It will provide you with a link to the successor organisation's website and give you the right name to enter into the lost account tracing service.
You can enter the name of the old building society in question in the search box below to find out where it is now.
If you know your account is with Nationwide Building Society, or was with a building society that has merged with Nationwide, please contact your local Nationwide branch instead of completing a lost accounts application form. You can find your nearest Nationwide branch here.
Find your nearest branchPlease complete an online application at mylostaccount.org.uk
Lost account application formIf you want to find out what happened to a building society, you can use the following link. This takes you to a comprehensive list of mergers and name changes all the way back to 1937. Alternatively you can enter the name of the building society in question in the search box above to find out where it is now.
View comprehensive list of building society mergers and name changesThe BSA strongly supports the principle of charging a fee to CMCs.
This autumn, the BSA is running its first event designed specifically for Board Members (Exec and Non-Exec) and Board attendees. This in-person e...
A free webinar hosted by BSA Associate, docStribute docStribute and Woodhurst are collaborating to bring you this webinar series. Following our pre...
Building Societies Annual Conference 2024 8th -9th May, Manchester The Building Societies Annual Conference is the leading event in the secto...
This year's annual update returned in a brand new format with a series of topical webinars covering key areas of audit, risk and regulation. This...
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BDO’s Financial Services’ team is delighted to invite you to our first FS NED event for 2024, to discuss the Consumer Duty’s ("the CD") next phase of ...
Two half-day sessions on 24 & 25 January 2024
Our response to FCA GC23-2