PRESS RELEASE ARCHIVE
The BSA issues regular press releases on topical matters. On about the 20th of every month it issues a set of monthly figures on savings flows and mortgage lending, together with a brief commentary. Other press releases cover new publications, the appointment of new officers, speeches made by Association officials, or comments on external developments.
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here for a full set of BSA press releases issued this year.
03/10/2008 - Commenting on the FSA’s announcement, Adrian Coles, Director-General of the BSA said:
“We welcome today’s announcement that the level of compensation for savers will increase from £35,000 to £50,000 on Tuesday. Click here to read the full press release- 29/09/2008 - Continued uncertainty in the housing market saw net approvals by building societies in August remain low at £2. Click here to read the full press release
- 08/09/2008 - Commenting on today’s announcement that the Derbyshire and Cheshire Building Societies are to merge Click here to read the full press release
- 29/07/2008 - Building societies’ excellent performance in the savings market for the first half of 2008 saw them achieving record savings inflows of £6,296 million compared to just £3,862 million in the first six months of 2007. Click here to read the full press release
- 30/06/2008 - Building societies’ excellent performance in the savings market continued in May, with societies attracting savings inflows of £853 million, the highest May figure since 2002. Click here to read the full press release
- 27/06/2008 - Three quarters of people expect property prices to fall over the next twelve months according to the first quarterly Price Tracker survey by the Building Societies Association (BSA). Click here to read the full press release
- 12/06/2008 - The Building Societies Association (BSA) announces today that it is to expand the work which it does on behalf of building societies by representing their interests in the mortgage and housing markets. Click here to read the full press release
- 02/06/2008 - The highest ever monthly inflow to building society cash ISA accounts contributed to a record April savings inflow for societies of £1. Click here to read the full press release
- 08/05/2008 - John Goodfellow, Chief Executive of Skipton Building Society, has been elected Chairman of the Building Societies Association for 2008/09. Click here to read the full press release
- 08/05/2008 - “Whatever the scenario, building societies are very well placed to succeed” - that was the key message from the outgoing Chairman of the Building Societies Association (BSA), Iain Cornish, in his address to the BSA Annual Conference in Manchester today. Click here to read the full press release
- 08/05/2008 - New research from the Building Societies Association (BSA), launched today at the BSA's Annual Conference, shows that despite the testing market conditions, the majority of building society bosses are optimistic about the year ahead. Click here to read the full press release
- 29/04/2008 - Savings inflows to building societies last month were a new March record at £1. Click here to read the full press release
- 10/04/2008 - Commenting on the announcement today by the Bank of England to cut the Bank Rate by 0. Click here to read the full press release
- 02/04/2008 - Strong savings inflows to building societies continued into February, with £1. Click here to read the full press release
- 18/03/2008 - Commenting on the publication today of the provisional business plan by Northern Rock bank, Adrian C Click here to read the full press release
- 12/03/2008 - Stamp Duty / Shared Ownership, Long-Term Fixed Rate Mortgages, Saving Gateway and ISAs
Commenting Click here to read the full press release
- 06/03/2008 - Stocks and shares to cash ISA transfers should be permitted, says the Building Societies Association (BSA), in its Budget submission to HM Treasury. Click here to read the full press release
- 29/02/2008 - Strong savings inflows into building societies during the latter part of 2007 have continued, with the new year seeing the largest January inflow (£597 million) to societies since 1997. Click here to read the full press release
- 07/02/2008 - Commenting on the announcement today by the Bank of England to cut the Bank Rate by 0. Click here to read the full press release
- 21/01/2008 - Building societies attracted a record £16. Click here to read the full press release
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