Building Societies Association

Building Societies Association

The Building Societies Association is the trade organisation of the building societies in the United Kingdom. In 2008 the 59 building societies in the UK had total assets of over £360 billion. 15 million adults have building society saving accounts and over 2.9 million adults are currently buying their own homes with the help of building society loans.

External links

* [http://www.bsa.org.uk Building Societies Association]


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