Mutuals ‘open for business’ as lending increases 50%
Published: 07/11/2013
Gross mortgage lending by building societies and other mutuals increased by 50 per cent in September compared to the same period last year, according to the Building Societies Association.
In September 2013 mutuals advanced £3.7bn, an increase of £1.2bn in the ninth month of 2012.
Mutuals have also experienced a 32 per cent increase in gross mortgage lending throughout the first three quarters of 2013 and now enjoy a market share just short of 25 per cent, compared to approximately a fifth this time last year.Borrowing from a building society
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