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Around 34,000 mortgage borrowers are to share out £8.4 million in refunds after Yorkshire Building Society admitted wrongly charging customers who had fallen behind with repayments.
17 February 2014
Mortgage rates have hit a new low for those with a large deposit, but some of the eye-catching deals come with huge fees for borrowers to beware of.
8 February 2013
Mortgage rates are continuing to fall, with the joint lowest-ever fixed rate home loan on record launched today.
19 October 2012
Mortgage rates have fallen in a boost to borrowers, but the top deals are only available to those with a sizeable deposit.
16 October 2012
Competition to attract mortgage customers has stepped up, as HSBC today launches a five-year fixed-rate deal with a record low rate amid a time of rising rates and economic uncertainty.
13 July 2012
Chelsea Building Society has launched a market-leading 10-year fixed rate mortgage but experts warn it may not be suitable for all.
26 August 2011
Coventry Building Society has revealed today it will swallow up Stroud & Swindon (S&S) Building Society in the latest mutual merger.
23 March 2010
The base rate has been held at 0.5% for the 12th consecutive month, the Bank of England revealed today.
4 March 2010
Yorkshire and Chelsea building societies have today unveiled a deal to join forces to create a "second major force" in the mutual sector behind Nationwide.
2 December 2009
UK building societies have insisted they are still a safe haven for savers, despite a raft of major mutuals having their financial strength called into question this week.
17 April 2009
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