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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 on February 6th 2025, we are letting you know we will be reducing the interest rates […]

Citizens Advice St Albans District is a local registered charity and member of the national Citizens Advice network. The charity aims to improve the lives of local people by providing advice that is free, independent, high quality and confidential on a wide range of issues, including the cost of living, welfare benefits, housing, debt, money […]

Email phishing is a method in which the scammer sends an email pretending to be a person, company or trusted site in order to steal passwords or sensitive information. Scam emails can become spam or junk and may also have a link or file attached for you to click on or open. Opening these links […]

Our members are at the heart of everything we do here at Harpenden Building Society. They are our most important asset which we value above all else. We love getting to know our members more and hearing their stories, whatever they may be. In this edition, we hear from Stephen Slater, a long-standing member who […]

The UK Safer Internet Centre (UKSIC), established in 2011, is a leading global partnership helping to make the internet a great and safe place for everyone. UKSIC have created Safer Internet Day 2025 – taking place on the February 11th, with celebrations and learning based around the theme ‘Too good to be true? Protecting yourself […]

Building Societies and Mutualisman 8-track cassette in a digital world, or something quite special beyond big banks? Demutualisation (where traditional Building Societies became Banks) gathered pace in the 1990’s, following earlier financial deregulation, and increasing competition within the Building Society’s traditional mortgage market. This led to mutuality, the core principle of a traditional building society, […]

Get comfortable and start talking about mental health Time to Talk Day is the nation’s biggest mental health conversation. It’s a day for friends, families, communities and workplaces to come together to talk, listen and change lives. Time to Talk Day is taking place 6th February 2025 and is run by Mind and Rethink Mental […]

Team Harpenden Building Society Great Big Walk for Herts 2024 Our colleagues Emma Brown, King Wan and Amanda Andrews dusted down their walking boots and took part in the Great Big Walk for Herts on the 28th September. Our team were 3 out of 23 participants altogether and what started out to be a planned […]

We are delighted to announce that our Charity of the Year for 2025 is Keech Hospice. The hospice provides free, specialist care for adults and children with life-limiting and terminal illnesses and vital support for their loved ones too. In addition to raising funds via our AGM, we also will be supporting Keech Hospice in […]

Our Leighton Buzzard branch will be closed from Monday 24th February 2025, whilst we complete some essential works. We aim to reopen again on Monday 7th April 2025. We will inform regular customers if the closure period is extended. During this period, you can request money to be sent to your nominated bank account over […]