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• 500 JOBS; Building society planning growth

  - 2007-09-06

  Byline: By NICK WHITTEN Industrial Reporter THERE'S jobs joy on Tyneside today with Newcastle Building Society announcing major expansion plans. Millions of pounds are being poured into a huge new development that will see the building society create 500 new banking jobs, the Chronicle can reveal. The...

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• Universal rewarded for works in art ield.

  - 2006-03-30

  Newcastle-based Universal Building Society was the only organisation in the north-east to be nominated for the national Arts and Business Awards 2006. These annual awards celebrate excellence in the field of business or arts partnerships and sponsorship. Universal has been nominated...

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• New Product - Helping first-timers.(Universal Building Society)(Brief Article)

  - 2005-04-21

  UNIVERSAL Building Society has launched a discount mortgage for first-time buyers. The new mortgage offers daily interest and up to 80 per cent loan- to-value with the valuation fee of up to AGBP200 paid and no application fee charged. The initial rate of 5.44...

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• Heads of British Mutual Societies Earn Huge Sums with Little Oversight.

  - 2004-05-09

  By Richard Dyson, Financial Mail on Sunday, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--Their pay soars each year by an inflation-busting 10 percent. They drive luxury company cars and draw generous expenses. And when they retire, they can expect far more than...

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• Universal profits rise on northern property prices.(Universal Building Society)(Brief Article)

  - 2004-03-25

  Rising property prices in the north of England helped to pay dividends at the Universal Building Society last year. Pre-tax profits for the year to end of December 2003 rose from AGBP2.7m to AGBP3m before tax. Kevin Robinson, chief executive of Universal,...

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• IFA unconvinced by Universal discount; Universal Building Societys discounted mortgages with 4.7% rate fail to sway IFA.(Universal Building Society's new mortgage products criticized)(Product/Service Evaluation)

  - 2003-02-12

  Clare Bettelley clare.bettelley@ft.com THE major drawback of Universal Building Societys newly-launched mortgage products is that they are the wrong type for the current climate, according to IFA Simon Holdsworth. Mr Holdsworth, managing director of Towry Law Mortgage Services, ...

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• Universal extends deadline of fixed-rate mortgage range.(Universal Building Society)(Brief Article)

  - 2003-01-30

  Universal Building Society has amended its fixed-rate mortgage terms. The 2.79 per cent and 4.44 per cent products will be fixed until 1 May 2005 (previously 1 December 2004) and the 4.99 per cent product will be fixed until 1 May 2008 (previously 1 December 2007). Contact:...

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• Universal offers base rate tracker.(Universal Building Society)(Brief Article)

  - 2003-01-01

  Universal Building Society has launched two mortgages. The Base Rate Tracker offers a rate of 0.5 per cent below base rate in the first year, 0.5 per cent above BBR in the second, and 0.75 per cent above BBR in the third year. It then reverts to...

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• Universal Building Society withdraws direct tracker account.(Brief Article)

  - 2002-10-16

  Newcastle-based Universal Building Society has announced the withdrawal of its direct tracker issue one account with immediate effect. Launched on 1 August, the it guarantees a 0.25 per cent premium over the Bank of Englands base rate until 1 Sept 2003, and a guarantee that the...

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