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In association with The Building Societies Association, we are supporting UK Savings Week which takes place between 9th-15th September 2024. Whether you see your savings as a safety net or a trampoline, a ‘just in case’ account or ‘a trip of a lifetime’ account. Your savings are what you make of them. See below some […]

Our Savings Product Manager Jon Sweeting provides an insight into one of his first experiences of making a significant decision with his finances and what it taught him… take a read below. Part of my role is attending networking events. The one overarching theme I have observed in nearly 20 years of attending these events, […]

In association with The Building Societies Association, we are supporting UK Savings Week which takes place between 9th-15th September 2024. First launched in 2022, UK Savings Week aims to get people engaged with saving, whether they are already savers; have no savings but could save a little; or are unable to save right now but […]

We consider many factors when reviewing the pricing of our savings accounts which includes the monitoring of market conditions whilst ensuring we provide our customers with fair value on their savings. Following the Bank of England base rate reduction in August, we are letting you know we will be reducing the interest rates on all […]

Harpenden Building Society has won the ‘Best Local Building Society’ category at the prestigious What Mortgage Awards for a 10th consecutive year. Harpenden continue to work tirelessly to serve its communities and members, providing continued support and comfort during these challenging social and financial times. The Society has created a platform for sustainable growth, and […]

Wednesday July 24th 2024 2:05pm: We are experiencing a service outage which is affecting our ability to view and transact on your accounts. Our team is currently working to restore normal service. You are still able to view your accounts using Harpenden Online and request payments this way, however we will not be able to […]

We are decreasing the interest rates on the following savings accounts: Online 60 Days’ Notice From 15th August 2024 the variable interest rate will decrease from 5.00% to 4.81% Gross/AER*. In accordance with the terms and conditions of the account, we have notified customers of the rate reduction on 15th August 2024, and we will […]

We will be carrying out some scheduled maintenance to our Harpenden Online platform on Sunday 23rd June between 10am and 4pm – so this service will be unavailable during this time. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and normal service will resume after 4pm. We thank you for your patience during this time.

What are the main priorities within your role? My primary responsibility is monitoring the Information security resilience of the systems infrastructure. It involves ensuring that systems are working smoothly and efficiently for all users within the Society. What changes or improvements have you seen in your time at Harpenden BS within IT? We have significantly […]