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13.11.2008
BAILING OUT BANKS UNFAIR ON BUILDING SOCIETIES AND THEIR MEMBERS
John Goodfellow, Chairman of the Building Societies Association, speaking at the Association’s Annual Lunch, noted the strength and prudence of the mutual model, but highlighted the unfair way the sector had been forced to pay for failed banks.


 
06.11.2008
BSA COMMENTS ON BANK RATE CUT
The BSA's comments on the annoucement today by the Bank of England to cut the Bank Rate by 1.5% to 3%.


 
29.10.2008
BUILDING SOCIETIES’ NET LENDING PICKS UP IN SEPTEMBER
The BSA reports that net mortgage lending by building societies increased to £314 million in September 2008.


 
13.10.2008
Building society involvement in Icelandic banks tiny, says BSA
Adrian Coles, Director-General of the BSA comments on building society investments in Icelandic banks.


 
08.10.2008
BSA COMMENTS ON BANK RATE CUT
The BSA welcomes the MPC’s decision to cut the Bank Rate by 0.5 percentage points to 4.5%.


 
08.10.2008
BSA WELCOMES GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL SUPPORT PACKAGE
The BSA welcomes the announcement of the Government financial support package.


 
03.10.2008
BSA WELCOMES INCREASE IN FSCS LIMIT TO £50,000
The BSA comments on the FSCS increase to the level of compensation for savers from £35,000 to £50,000.


 
29.09.2008
CONTINUED HOUSING MARKET UNCERTAINTY KEEPS MORTGAGE APPROVALS LOW
The BSA's lending and savings figures for August 2008. Continued uncertainty in the housing market saw net approvals by building societies remain low at £2.8 billion.


 
18.09.2008
OVER A THIRD THINK IT IS A GOOD TIME TO BUY PROPERTY
34% of the public think now is a good time to buy a residential property in the UK according to the latest BSA Property Tracker Survey.


 
10.09.2008
www.mylostaccount.org.uk – record number of savers search for lost accounts
The account tracing website www.mylostaccount.org.uk has notched up over six months of success, during which time over 140,000 individuals have searched online for their forgotten funds.


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