• Press Release
• Mortgages & Housing

No surprises as the Bank Rate remains at 4.75%

BSA comments on the MPC announcement

• Press Release
• Mortgages & Housing

Building societies drive three quarters of the growth in mortgage market

Figures published on 28 November 2024 show the building society sector continues...

• Press Release
• Thought leadership

Mansion House speech demonstrates Government's commitment to double the size of the mutual economy

The Chancellor has used her first Mansion House speech to demonstrate the Govern...

• Press Release
• Mortgages & Housing

Bank Rate cut to increase housing market confidence

Monetary Policy Committee reduce the Bank Rate by 0.25% to 4.75%

• Press Release
• Mortgages & Housing

BSA comments on the Budget

Building Societies Association (BSA) welcomes additional funding for housing

• Press Release
• Savings

Cash ISA Transfer Performance Q3 2024

Collectively, the industry can report that 87 per cent of cash ISA transfers wer...

• Press Release
• Prudential Regulation

BSA welcomes Strong and Simple approach

The BSA strongly supports the Strong and Simple agenda to provide genuine and ta...

• Press Release
• Mortgages & Housing

MPC decision won't help affordability being biggest barrier to buying a home

BSA comments on the MPC's decision to keep the Bank Rate at 5.00%

• Press Release
• Mortgages & Housing

Almost half of UK adults think the Bank Rate should be cut today

The September Property Tracker Report from the Building Societies Association re...

• Press Release
• Savings

UK Savings Week reveals that more than one in four Brits are missing out on over £800 in savings interest

New research from the Building Societies Association (BSA) as part of UK Savings...

• Press Release
• Savings

Almost half of all parents* admit to having a secret savings account

New research by the Building Societies Association, as part of UK Savings Week, ...

• Press Release
• Mortgages & Housing

Cut in Bank Rate marks turning point

The MPC cuts Bank Rate to 5% 

• Press Release
• Savings

Cash ISA Transfer Performance H1 2024

Collectively, the industry can report that 86 per cent of cash ISA transfers wer...

• Press Release
• Banking & Payments

FCA sets out final rules for access to cash

BSA comments on the FCA's plan to protect access to cash for consumers

• Press Release
• Mortgages & Housing

BSA responds to the legislative announcements in the King's Speech

The BSA comments on housing & planning, audit reform and the Industrial Strategy Council

• Press Release
• Savings

Small savings can help to achieve big dreams and keep debt-free

A report from UK Savings Week shows that having a regular savings habit can help...

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• Savings

Saving just a small amount can help people escape the cycle of poor financial and mental wellbeing

A new report from UK Savings Week shows that having a savings habit helps people...

• Press Release
• Mortgages & Housing

Building societies and credit unions look forward to working with the Government to help more people buy a home of their own

BSA welcomes the Chancellor's plan to get Britain building again.

• Press Release
• Thought leadership

A partnership to put mutual and co-operative businesses at the centre of the new Government's plans for growth

Mutual trade bodies Co-operatives UK, The Association of Financial Mutuals, the ...

• Press Release
• Mortgages & Housing

Disappointing news for mortgage holders with no change to the Bank Rate

MPC votes to keep the Bank Rate at 5.25%

• Press Release
• Mortgages & Housing

Homeowners anxiously wait for the MPC announcement as housing market sentiment declines

The June Property Tracker report from the BSA reveals that more than half (56%) ...

• Press Release
• Thought leadership

BSA welcomes Labour Party's aim to double the size of the co-operative and mutual sector

BSA CEO Robin Fieth responds to the publication of the Labour Party Manifesto today.

• Press Release
• Thought leadership

The mutual and co-operative sector calls on party leaders to put co-operatives and mutuals at the centre of their plans for growth

• Press Release
• Mortgages & Housing

Building societies continue to provide all the growth in mortgage market

• Press Release
• Mortgages & Housing

BSA welcomes changes that help to level the playing field between building societies and banks

The Building Societies Act 1986 (Amendment Bill) successfully passed its legisla...

• Press Release
• Mortgages & Housing

BSA comments on the MPC's decision to hold the Bank Rate at 5.25%

Bank Rate held at 5.25%

• Press Release
• Thought leadership

The March of the Mutuals

Robin Fieth, BSA CEO, outlines the sector's ambitions in his Keynote speech at t...

• Press Release

BSA welcomes voluntary support that societies are providing to members impacted by the collapse of the Philips Trust Corporation

The BSA welcomes the announcement made by the Leeds, Newcastle and Nottingham bu...

• Press Release
• Savings

Cash ISA Transfer Performance – Q1 2024

Collectively, the industry can report that 88 per cent of cash ISA transfers wer...

• Press Release
• Mortgages & Housing

Long-term strategy urgently needed to help homeowners decarbonise their homes

BSA comments ahead of the Public Accounts Select Committee evidence session into...

• Press Release
• Mortgages & Housing

BSA calls for radical change to fix broken housing market

A new report from the Building Societies Association has found that significant ...

• Press Release
• Mortgages & Housing

BSA comments on the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee report into Shared ownership

Building societies are committed to supporting first-time buyers to purchase the...

• Press Release
• Mortgages & Housing

The BSA comments on the MPC decision to keep the Bank Rate at 5.25%

It was widely expected that the MPC would hold the Bank Rate at 5.25% but it now...

• Press Release
• Mortgages & Housing

Joint Industry Statement on Cladding

Joint industry statement on cladding updated to reflect that Hodge Bank has join...

• Press Release
• Mortgages & Housing

Concerns around mortgage affordability reduce and housing market sentiment shows signs of recovery

BSA Property Tracker report 

• Press Release
• Savings

Chancellor misses opportunity to help first-time buyers by not removing unfair penalties and outdated rules

We are extremely disappointed that the Chancellor has not taken the opportunity ...

• Press Release
• Mortgages & Housing

Supporting first-time buyers requires new thinking and radical changes

Reforms are needed to ensure homes are more affordable, more available and more ...

• Press Release
• Savings

Chancellor urged to reform Lifetime ISA and Help to Buy ISA in the Spring Budget

The Building Societies Association (BSA) and The Investing and the Saving Allian...

• Press Release
• Mortgages & Housing

BSA comments on the MPC's decision to keep the Bank Rate at 5.25%

Paul Broadhead, BSA Head of Mortgages & Housing, comments on the latest MPC decision