Companies Without Savings Apps

GeoffTF

I use Skipton BS from a desktop PC, without installing the app. The Skipton also offers passbook accounts.

ForumUser7

Ecology app due by end of year

It’s important we have your up to date email address and mobile number so you can easily access the new Ecology App later in the year.

jameseonline

ForumUser7 said:

Ecology app due by end of year

It’s important we have your up to date email address and mobile number so you can easily access the new Ecology App later in the year.

Thanks for the info 👍

Hopefully some others will release apps soon.

I'm really surprised Principality still haven't got one yet, mind you they still seem to require bank statements to authenticate nominated accounts, ended up closing a double access the other day to get money out from easy access & double access.

If Principality can see where money that's paid into accounts comes from surely they don't still need bank statements?.

They can also see external accounts exist when you close Principality accounts.

Meh. 

jameseonline

Seems Swansea Building Society got an app this month so I've now removed it from the list

jameseonline

IanManc said:

Manchester Building Society is on the list, but it is pretty much defunct. It was rescued by Newcastle Building Society a year ago and hadn't been allowed to offer new mortgages for years before that; and no savings accounts have been available for opening since it was taken over. So I'd suggest you could remove it.

It seems Manchester Building Society is getting rebooted so I'm going to leave it on the list.

https://www.manchester.co.uk/

ForumUser7

jameseonline said:

IanManc said:

Manchester Building Society is on the list, but it is pretty much defunct. It was rescued by Newcastle Building Society a year ago and hadn't been allowed to offer new mortgages for years before that; and no savings accounts have been available for opening since it was taken over. So I'd suggest you could remove it.

It seems Manchester Building Society is getting rebooted so I'm going to leave it on the list.

https://www.manchester.co.uk/

Interesting:

© Manchester Building Society is a trading name of Newcastle Building Society. Principal Office, 1 Cobalt Park Way, Wallsend, NE28 9EJ. Newcastle Building Society is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. Newcastle Building Society is registered on the Financial Services Register under the firm reference number 156058.

Seems Newcastle are retaining it as a brand

jameseonline

ForumUser7 said:

jameseonline said:

IanManc said:

Manchester Building Society is on the list, but it is pretty much defunct. It was rescued by Newcastle Building Society a year ago and hadn't been allowed to offer new mortgages for years before that; and no savings accounts have been available for opening since it was taken over. So I'd suggest you could remove it.

It seems Manchester Building Society is getting rebooted so I'm going to leave it on the list.

https://www.manchester.co.uk/

Interesting:

© Manchester Building Society is a trading name of Newcastle Building Society. Principal Office, 1 Cobalt Park Way, Wallsend, NE28 9EJ. Newcastle Building Society is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. Newcastle Building Society is registered on the Financial Services Register under the firm reference number 156058.

Seems Newcastle are retaining it as a brand

Yeah and meanwhile Newcastle have opened a new super branch so clearly big plans for both brands 

https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/saving/article-14885507/Newcastle-Building-Society-opens-new-giant-super-branch.html

IanManc

ForumUser7 said:

jameseonline said:

IanManc said:

Manchester Building Society is on the list, but it is pretty much defunct. It was rescued by Newcastle Building Society a year ago and hadn't been allowed to offer new mortgages for years before that; and no savings accounts have been available for opening since it was taken over. So I'd suggest you could remove it.

It seems Manchester Building Society is getting rebooted so I'm going to leave it on the list.

https://www.manchester.co.uk/

Interesting:

© Manchester Building Society is a trading name of Newcastle Building Society. Principal Office, 1 Cobalt Park Way, Wallsend, NE28 9EJ. Newcastle Building Society is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. Newcastle Building Society is registered on the Financial Services Register under the firm reference number 156058.

Seems Newcastle are retaining it as a brand

Not only is Manchester BS being retained but its owners Newcastle are planning to open up in all the other 9 boroughs in Greater Manchester. That's far more ambitious than the pre-takeover MBS, which closed its Manchester city centre branch years ago leaving it with a single agency in Knutsford in Cheshire, which closed before the takeover.

It's welcome that there'll be another building society branch in Manchester city centre because at present there are only two, YBS and Leeds ....... both of which are in Cross Street about 100m from the new MBS ....... since Skipton closed down when the rent was tripled and it became yet another Greggs.

I hope they come up with some decent savings products to make the whole exercise worthwhile. Years ago the MBS had very good rates for savings.

gt94sss2

Monmouthshire Building Society have now released their app

https://www.monbs.com/monbs-app/

ForumUser7

gt94sss2 said:

Monmouthshire Building Society have now released their app

https://www.monbs.com/monbs-app/

It’s a shame it doesn’t have the secure message feature the portal has. Seems most societies are using one of two systems - the type Cambridge has and the type Bath has. Personally, I think the Cambridge one has a sleeker interface - and it offers secure message too! Regardless, glad the app has now released