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ISA stands for Individual Savings Account. Unlike a standard savings account you may have with your Bank or Building Society, an ISA allows you to save or invest up to a set amount (your ISA allowance) each tax year without having to pay tax on interest, dividends, or gains. With ISA season fast approaching, here […]

We’re familiar with QR codes now in our everyday life for products and services. From purchasing tickets or ordering food at restaurants, to paying for parking or just connecting to Wi-Fi…they have become a part of our lives for quick and easy access to websites. QR (Quick Response) codes are like barcodes. When we scan […]

The Rotary Club of Leighton Linslade is a charity fundraising and social club in Leighton Linslade – Bedfordshire and is a member of Rotary International. With a complete focus on supporting the local community, the Club conduct a diverse range of activities from the May Fayre to the annual carol float, as well as delivering […]

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 […]