Consumers
Building societies' commitment to consumers is paramount. Societies, which are not companies, are not driven by external shareholder pressure to maximise profits to pay away as dividends. This normally enables them to run on lower costs and offer cheaper mortgages, better rates of interest on savings and better levels of service than their competitors.
In the Consumers section you can find out much more about building societies and the benefits of mutuality.
Factsheets and advice
We produce a number of useful factsheets on industry-related topics, which can be found here. Further resources can be found within the industry publications section.
- Can't Pay Your Mortgage Leaflet What mortgage borrowers should do if they are unable to repay their mortgage.
What Others Say
Comments about the building society sector from a number of external commentators - regulators, journalists, MPs, analysts, academics and others
Find a building society
This is a quick reference tool to see where an old society's engagements now lie and also details of societies that are now dissolved.
