Extra Support| Family Building Society

Notices

Savings customers - the interest rates on many of our variable rate savings products will be decreasing from 6 January 2025. Find out more

We will be emailing or writing to you shortly to let you know of how these decreases affect you. In the meantime, you can see all of these changes here.
Mortgage customers - our Managed Mortgage Rate (MMR) will decrease by 0.25% from 20 January 2025. Find out more:

From 20 January 2025, we'll be decreasing our Managed Mortgage Rates (MMR) by 0.25%. All on-sale discounted variable product rates and other details, including representative examples displayed on our website, have been updated to reflect these lower rates.
We will be writing to existing customers who have been impacted by this change, shortly, with details relevant to them.
View our Christmas opening hours here. For information on bank transfer processing times over the Christmas period please click here.
Rate changes following Bank of England decision to decrease its Bank Rate by 0.25% to 4.75% on 7 November 2024. Find out more

Savings: Interest rates for Windfall Bond and Tracker Savings Bond will decrease by 0.25% from 1 December 2024. We will be writing to all customers individually to confirm the new rates.
Mortgages: Tracker mortgages will change on 25 December 2024 and we will write to customers individually with revised payment details where the new rate exceeds the minimum rate (or ‘floor’) already applying to their mortgage.
(Notice updated 08/11)

We may need extra support at any stage in our life, for different reasons. Living with or developing health conditions can make it more difficult to be able to manage finances. Personal circumstances like divorce or bereavement can leave us needing to use our money in a different way from how we’d planned.

At Family Building Society we’re committed to providing a personal approach to savings and mortgages, and we strive to cater for all our customers’ needs. That’s why we have our Customer First Team, a dedicated team who aim to deal with customers who may need some extra help and support with compassion and flexibility, in response to their personal circumstances.

Customer First Team - supporting our customers

Our Customer First Team can support you in many ways, here are just a few:

They can offer you time to talk through your situation and point you in the direction of where to find the appropriate help. For example, if you require additional support such as charities or advice services, such as Age Concern, Money Advice Trust or Shelter.

If you have difficulties with sight, hearing or speech, they can provide information to you in a different format to make things easier, such as larger print, braille or audio.

If you need a little extra support managing your account(s) or a family member’s finances, they can talk to you about the different options available.

If you want to speak to the Customer First Team, please contact our Family Service Team who'll be able to put you through. If you're a savings account holder, please phone 03330 140144. If you're a mortgage holder, please phone 03330 140146.

Extra support and help

Accessibility on our website

Help to manage your finances

Avoiding fraud and scams

Download our booklet

For more information on the support we’re able to give you, and for advice for keeping your money safe, we have put together a handy booklet which covers:

How we can provide you with extra support managing your accounts
Third party support and what they can and can't do on your behalf
Tips on protecting yourself from frauds and scams
A list of helpful contacts.

Download a copy of our 'Providing Extra Support' booklet.

Providing extra support

Sometimes life can be challenging. We are committed to providing fair and appropriate treatment to all of our customers. Our guide highlights the options available if you (or a family member) need a little extra support managing your finances.

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Website accessibility

We are committed to making our website accessible to all our members and compatible with a range of technology used by people with disabilities.

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Frequently asked questions

If you have a question about savings or mortgages it may be solved in our frequently asked questions.

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