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City calls for Government to set aside Single Equality Bill

The BBA has joined forces with five other trade associations to urge the Government to shelve its proposed Single Equality Bill.

18/07/2008
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Turmoil and Transparency

Banks' financial reporting responsibilities in the current unstable markets are clarified in a new publication issued today by the British Bankers' Association.

11/07/2008
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Finalised Banking Code Summary Boxes

The BBA in liaison with the Banking Code Advisory Panel has finalised pre-sale summary boxes for savings accounts and unsecured loans for implementation on 1st October 2008.

04/07/2008
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Monthly BBA statistics

On Tuesday the BBA's latest data on high street banks revealed that mortgage approvals for house purchases in May reached only 27,986.

27/06/2008
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BBA meets OFT

We met with the OFT this week to seek ways jointly to tackle issues within the debt management industry, and in particular the way that Debt Management Plans (DMPs) are advertised and sold as a means of consumers "wiping out their debt".

20/06/2008
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BBA Conference sets the agenda

Some of the key speeches from the BBA's phenomenally successful conference on Tuesday are now online and a DVD featuring event highlights and news features will join them online with the next few weeks.

13/06/2008
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Competition Commission issues findings on PPI

The Competition Commission (CC) has published its provisional findings on Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) as part of its ongoing market investigation.

06/06/2008
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BBA's Highland Fling

The BBA held its first series of Scottish events this week as part of Scottish Enterprise's, Global Finance Week. The BBA was the only trade body to take an active lead in the week and its parliamentary reception was one of the first events.

30/05/2008
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Judge Grants the Banks Permission to Appeal

On Thursday the case management conference (CMC) on bank fees for unarranged overdrafts was held at the High Court in the Royal Courts of Justice.

23/05/2008
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Angela Knight speaks at Treasury Select Committee

On Tuesday Angela Knight faced wide-ranging questions from the Treasury Select Committee. She gave evidence in the latest of its hearings into financial stability.

16/05/2008
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Disasters Emergency Committee launches Burma appeal

BBA member banks are again in the front line with international aid. All customer – facing staff in the major high street banks in the UK are already accepting donations from the public to help provide much-needed emergency aid to the cyclone victims.

09/05/2008
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Correcting the consumerists on the test case

The BBA’s weekly round-up of issues affecting banks and other financial services in the UK.

02/05/2008
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Judge hands down ruling in fees test case

The BBA's weekly round-up of issues affecting banks and other financial services in the UK.

25/04/2008
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BBA LIBOR

In this weekly round up; BBA LIBOR, Downing Street meeting on finance, BBA Launches New Wealth Management Qualification, BBA brings rapid rebuttal to blogosphere and Phishing Attacks Increase.

18/04/2008
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Non-doms - BBA meeting prompts Treasury rethink

The BBA's weekly round-up of issues affecting banks and other financial services in the UK.

11/04/2008
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The Banking Code

The Banking Code and your antivirus protection

08/04/2008
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Financial stability and depositor protection

The BBA's weekly round-up of issues affecting banks and other financial services in the UK.

04/04/2008
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In the news

BBA comment on news issues as they happen.

28/02/2008
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Fetch can help you find your lost account for FREE

What a busy puppy little Fetch has turned out to be. He's only been with us for a little over a week and, like all new pets, he's turning the house upside down and making everything his own. And so many people want to drop in to see him!

08/02/2008
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