24th March 2020
Criminals use exceptional circumstances like the current Covid-19 situation as a chance to pose as employees of a genuine organisation, such as building society / bank staff and police officers and target you for fraud scams. Criminals pretend to be from your building society, bank or the police and claim they are dealing with...
11th March 2020
During the month of love, we wanted to see how hard Cupid’s arrow hits your wallets. Plenty of you are either unattached or particularly frugal with 19% of respondents spending nothing, and 26% spending up to £10. On the other side of the scale, 26% of you like to splurge on your loved ones...
5th March 2020
Innovative modern methods of construction (MMC) is the way forward for people considering building their own home, but many are put off by the perceived difficulty in securing a mortgage, or are not even aware they require a specific mortgage. We are eager to dispel this myth and encourage future MMC homeowners to get...
24th February 2020
esbs, or Earl Shilton Building Society, has welcomed Sheryl Lawrence as a Non-Executive Director. As part of her Non-Executive Director duties, Sheryl, who lives in Northamptonshire, holds the post of Chairman of the Risk and Compliance Committee and is a member of both the Assets and Liabilities Committee and the Remuneration Committee. After qualifying...
10th February 2020
We pride ourselves on offering exceptional service levels, and wanted to know what aspect of that customers value the most. An overwhelming majority of 60% agreed that going the extra mile was the X-Factor they look for. Honesty and trust, as well as being a good listener were similarly ranked at 14% and 17%...
16th January 2020
esbs has announced the results of the In the Community token collector scheme for the fourth quarter of 2019. Customers decide how £500 will be split between two worthy causes by casting votes with a token collector scheme. The collectors, which are in place at the Head Office in Earl Shilton as well as...
9th January 2020
Christmas can be an expensive time for many. Between the presents, food, and partying it can add up fast, and we wondered what approach our customers would take to spending. So for our December poll we asked whether they expected to spend more or less at Christmas in 2019 than the previous year. It...
18th December 2019
Leicestershire-based building society esbs has announced how funds will be divided between two locally-based organisations following the results of its ‘In the Community’ token collection scheme for the third quarter. Visitors to either the Society’s Head Office in Earl Shilton or its Barwell branch were asked to choose which of the two groups they...
16th December 2019
Disposable income is defined as the money that is left over in your salary once you’ve paid your taxes and essential expenditure items such as mortgage or rent payments, groceries and utility bills etc. Disposable income change can be brought about following an increase to your wages or by a decrease in your expenditures....
13th December 2019
A Leicestershire-based building society has taken a further step towards revitalising its consumer identity by unveiling a new range of staff uniforms. esbs, also known as Earl Shilton Building Society, recently introduced the new outfits to be worn by the teams at both its Head Office in Earl Shilton and its Barwell branch. Despite...
