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West Bromwich building society

June 2016

  • The West Bromwich building society said borrowers would receive a refund of any additional interest charged.

    Buy-to-let landlords win multimillion payout from West Bromwich

    Court of appeal judges say building society was not entitled to raise tracker interest rates, ending ‘David and Goliath’ legal battle

June 2014

  • Mortgages

    West Bromwich building society admits overcharging customers

    Most affected homeowners will receive between £100 and £500 after being charged too much interest when redeeming mortgage

September 2013

  • The headquarters of the West Bromwich Building Society

    West Bromwich raises interest rates for buy-to-let mortgage borrowers

    Borrowers with tracker mortgages will see their rate rise by two percentage points from 1 December 2013

October 2010

  • West Bromwich building society

    Building societies: American private equity group plans UK 'supermutual'

    JC Flowers focuses on four mutuals – with more than 1.7 million members – for consolidation in 'fragmented industry'
  • Ruth Sunderland's business comment
    Saved: but not by mutual agreement

    Ruth Sunderland

    Ruth Sunderland: The West Bromwich building society has preserved its independence at the expense of its members

  • Building societies: the age of cross-dressing

    Editorial: In name it was a building society, but West Brom swaggered like a particularly brash bank

  • Lender's crisis linked to 'grossly overvalued' flats

  • Profit Participating Deferred Shares

  • West Bromwich building society: profit-participating deferred shares explained

  • West Bromwich

    West Bromwich building society to refocus on West Midlands heartland

  • West Bromwich building society saved from taxpayer bailout

  • West Bromwich building society: how the rescue works

  • FSA deal gives West Bromwich building society breathing space

    Ailing lender agrees debt-for-equity plan after auditor resuses to sign off accounts
  • Viewpoint column
    Small lenders must unite to relieve mutual distress

    Julia Finch

    Julia Finch: Ailing societies should be sheltered by finance watchdog and allowed to hold on to their local identities

  • The FSA has a to-do list: sort out the weak from the strong

    With a proposed solution for West Bromwich, the City regulator is now expected to move on to the handful of other societies that might need a capital injection

May 2009

  • West Bromwich building society's bond is risky, warns Which?

  • West Bromwich Building Society

    West Bromwich building society denies FSA is holding rescue talks with rival

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