Green homebuyers may be about to enjoy cheaper mortgages thanks to an initiative that brings together European mortgage lenders, property valuers, energy efficiency businesses and utility...
The Bank of America and the US Justice Department are set to agree the biggest settlement imposed by the department. The deal would see the Bank...
Employees at the Ecology Building Society in Silsden, West Yorkshire, have launched a last-ditch effort to save a tree outside their offices. The old tree is...
Rising energy bills is the biggest concern among European homeowners, a survey from the Kingfisher Group, which includes retailers such as B&Q and Screwfix, has revealed....
Last year proved a record-breaking year for Ecology Building Society. Once again, the organisation demonstrated why it was different at its annual general meeting (AGM) in...
Lord Turner, the former chairman of the Financial Services Authority (FSA), has condemned what he calls “debt pollution” within the UK economy. Delivering a lecture in...
Ecology Building Society has teamed up with the Plunkett Foundation to launch a bespoke mortgage package specifically for community-owned shops. The initiative aims to tackle the...
More households struggled to cope with financial anxiety in 2013, driven by the rising cost of living, despite the overall economic situation beginning to improve. According...
Fran Boait, campaign manager at Positive Money, looks at the role of the housing market in creating a more sustainable economy. This article originally appeared in...
UK consumers and investors continue to use and value the independent financial advice (IFA) sector for financial help and guidance, a survey has found. IFAs were...
Despite a widespread campaign, a survey suggests only a small minority intend to switch their current account. Separate research suggested that the take up would be...
Labour leader Ed Miliband has declared that it is “time for payback” for payday lenders, saying that the loan companies will be hit by higher taxes...
Building societies and other customer-owned lenders and deposit takers, known as mutuals, are continuing to play an active role in a mortgage market that is showing...
A controversial scheme that aims to boost the housing market, by allowing people in England to take out 95% mortgages, will be launched this week, three...
“Any other business?” asked Ecology Building Society chair Malcolm Lynch, obligatorily, at the end of the organisation’s annual general meeting (AGM) in Leeds last month. A...