Yorkshire Building Society

Thumbs down: How the banks fare when it comes to financial advice

IFAonline | 16 Nov 2011 | 07:41

An undercover investigation has revealed widespread poor and misleading advice from financial advisers at some of the highstreet's biggest name banks.

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High street banks panned after retirement advice sting

The quality of financial advice given by advisers in high street banks and building societies has come under fire after a mystery shop by consumer watchdog Which?

IFAonline | 16 Nov 2011 | 07:39
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FSA confirms Yorkshire/N&P merger

The FSA today confirmed the merger between the Yorkshire Building Society and its smaller rival Norwich & Peterborough(N&P) which will complete on 1 November.

IFAonline | 23 Sep 2011 | 14:30

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Yorkshire Building Society to acquire Egg mortgage and savings books

Yorkshire Building Society is to acquire the mortgage and savings business of Egg Banking, a subsidiary of Citigroup.

IFAonline | 25 Jul 2011 | 08:00
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N&P: Most Keydata victims 'have had compensation offers'

Norwich & Peterborough Building Society (N&P) says all but a few of the 3,200 customers who it advised to invest in Keydata have been sent individual offers of compensation and many have already been paid.

IFAonline | 06 Jun 2011 | 07:10
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N&P agrees merger terms with Yorkshire BS

Troubled building society Norwich and Peterborough (N&P) has agreed the terms of a proposed merger with Yorkshire Building Society.

IFAonline | 20 Apr 2011 | 10:00
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Yorkshire raises £750m in bond issue

Yorkshire Building Society has raised £750m to diversify its funding and help pay for its expansion in the mortgage market.

IFAonline | 06 Apr 2011 | 09:11
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Fixed-rate mortgage demand set to soar

Lenders are expecting a surge in demand for fixed-rate mortgages after inflation rose by the fastest rate on record last month.

IFAonline | 19 Jan 2011 | 08:15
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Mutuals close to becoming Solvency II- ready

Building societies are near to finalising an investment instrument which would enable them to meet strict new capital requirements without losing their mutual status.

IFAonline | 15 Feb 2010 | 11:00
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Cardif Pinnacle to supply MPPI for Yorkshire BS

Cardif Pinnacle has signed a five year contract to supply Mortgage Payment Protection Insurance (MPPI) to mortgage borrowers at Yorkshire Building Society.

Cover | 09 Feb 2010 | 12:30
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Yorkshire and Chelsea in advanced merger talks

Yorkshire Building Society and Chelsea Building Society are in advanced talks over a possible merger.

IFAonline | 01 Dec 2009 | 14:18
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Mortgage market hots up as lenders cut rates

The battle to attract beleaguered borrowers is hotting up with Yorkshire Building Society, The Co-operative Bank and Nationwide all announcing rate cuts today.

IFAonline | 10 Sep 2008 | 16:45
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Report exposes protection gap danger

The importance of protection has been highlighted in a report suggesting the average person would last just 52 days financially if they were unable to work.

IFAonline | 25 Jul 2008 | 16:40

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