Section 7: Building societies Introduction to section 7 Building society movement Other mutual societies Finance houses their growth services products Housing Supply System in the UK英国的住房供应体系 The building society movement Building Societies 住房抵押贷款互助会 A building society is a financial institution, owned by its members, that offers banking and other financial services, especially mortgage lending. Building society first arose in the 19th century in the United Kingdom, from co-operative savings groups. Housing Co-operatives Building societies Merchant Bank and wholesale bank Personal finance个人融资除了银行还有什么 Features of Building Societies基本特点 在英国,Building Societies 是一种合作社性质的金融机构。 Every building society in the UK is a member of the Building Societies Association(BSA). Building Societies提供银行服务,但不是银行。 Building Societies和零售银行在抵押贷款和存款业务上是互相竞争的关系。 Building Societies的特色业务是housing loan 。 The size of building societies规模和数量 At the start of 2008, there were 59 building societies in the UK, with total assets exceeding £360 billion. The number of societies in the UK fell by four during 2008 due to a series of mergers by the consequences of the financial crisis of 2007-2009, Three further mergers took place in 2009, leaving 52 remaining independent societies. Top ten 住房合作社前十位