Posts about "building societies"

The building society passbook clings on

Published on 23 December 2010 in Money, banks, building societies, money

I confess I didn't quite expect was what came through the post a few days after opening an account with the Principality - a genuine, bona fide building society passbook.

Building Societies, and the turbulent times of a bank shareholder

Published on 16 February 2009 in Money, banks, building societies, credit crunch, Halifax, HBOS, money

As an idealistic 19 year old, I'd voted against demutualisation of the Halifax believing - as I do today - that an organisation based on serving its members first, is better than one that puts it's shareholders first.