Useful Banking Contacts
- Find.co.uk Lists the most popular UK online banking services.
- Financial Ombudsman This is a free and independent service for resolving disputes with firms providing financial products.
- Banking Code Ensures that banks and building societies comply with banking codes. Has the power to discipline offenders.
- The British Banker’s Association The leading trade association in banking and the financial services with about 250 members. As a trade association, it represents member’s interests.
- Building Societies Association Represents the 63 building societies in Britain. Building societies and banks differ in that building societies are mutual institutions. This means that most savers and people with mortgages with the building society are members and have voting rights. The board directs the strategy and the business affairs of the building society. There are no shareholders with whom to share any profits in the form of dividends.
- Money Supermarket A price comparison website.
