14th March 2018
With the prevalence of debit and credit cards in modern society, the need to regularly carry cash is becoming less and less important to some. Most shops, restaurants, hotels and bars have contactless card readers, meaning that many goods and services can be paid for in the blink of an eye. However, there are...
13th February 2018
What do you consider to be the most important factor when choosing a savings account? This was the question that we asked people in our monthly poll during January. The interest rate was, by far, viewed as the most crucial aspect of a savings account, with 72% of voters selecting this option. 11% of...
5th February 2018
Applying for a mortgage can be both a complex and intimidating affair for many, and one that can become very costly if you don’t put your finances in order. Here at Earl Shilton Building Society, we pride ourselves on going the extra mile for our members by having qualified mortgage advisors on hand to...
10th January 2018
Earl Shilton Building Society has recently welcomed two new members to its Board. John Stables and Laura Mackie have been appointed as Non-Executive Directors of the Society, with the former becoming a member of the organisation’s Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee, and the latter joining its Assets and Liabilities Committee. A Chartered Accountant by...
10th January 2018
The recently-appointed Risk Officer for Earl Shilton Building Society has said he is looking forward to taking on new challenges with the financial organisation. John Pettitt spent the first 18 years of his career working for some of the largest nationwide companies within the insurance industry and for the past 23 years, he led...
21st December 2017
Your credit rating is an evaluation of the credit risk that you pose to prospective lenders and the likelihood that you’ll be able to pay them back. It’s important to make sure you don’t take on debt that you’re unable to pay off, as this will have a negative effect on your credit rating...
7th December 2017
Work has now begun on transforming the facilities at our Barwell branch to enhance its services and customer experience. Located at Malt Mill Bank in the Leicestershire village, the branch has been an essential part of the business for many years, and will now be brought in line with its Earl Shilton counterpart, which...
1st December 2017
Any parent will understand the difficulty involved in teaching their children the importance of saving. Often it’s the case that no sooner have the kids been given their pocket money for the month have they spent it all on sweets and fizzy drinks at the local shop – at which point they’re forced to...
19th October 2017
A group of staff from Earl Shilton Building Society have taken part in a sponsored walk in the Leicestershire countryside, raising over £480 for the Stroke Association. Mortgage Services Administrator Barbara Deveney organised the route for the walk, which took in five miles of public footpaths in the Market Bosworth area. She was joined by a group of around...
19th October 2017
The piggy bank is a time-honoured tradition passed down generations for centuries and although the amount of hard cash we are using is in sharp decline, a majority of respondents to our September poll are still stashing away their pennies in a jar of some kind. 53% of those who answered our poll either...
