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Your Society
Learn more about us.
Our four priorities
We have four priorities that help us to provide real help with real life. These are:
Providing a Place to Call Home.
Improving Financial Wellbeing.
Investing in our People.
Building a Greener Society.
Providing a Place to Call Home
We're here to help people own their own home.
This includes supporting first time buyers and people who are moving home with a range of mortgages.
This includes supporting first time buyers and people who are moving home with a range of mortgages.
Improving Financial Wellbeing
We want everyone to feel in control of their money.
We do this by helping people to save with a range of accounts, giving financial lessons with Money Minds, and partnerships with FareShare and Citizens Advice.
We do this by helping people to save with a range of accounts, giving financial lessons with Money Minds, and partnerships with FareShare and Citizens Advice.
Investing in our People
We want to unleash the potential of every colleague.
That’s why we champion a diverse, ambitious and supportive culture.
That’s why we champion a diverse, ambitious and supportive culture.
Building a Greener Society
We are working hard to reduce our impact on the environment.
We’ve partnered with Yorkshire and Humber Climate Commission to support local change.
We’ve partnered with Yorkshire and Humber Climate Commission to support local change.
Corporate governance
As members of our Society, you put your trust in us to look after your money. In return, you can trust the Board to look after your interests by following best practice in corporate governance.
Why choose us?
Members can have their say at our AGM, and we reward our loyalty customers with loyalty products. Find out the benefits of being a YBS member.
Fareshare
FareShare is our official charity partner until 2026
They are the UK’s biggest charity fighting hunger and tackling food waste
We aim to raise £1 million to fund FareShare’s Building Skills for the Future programme, to help over 2,500 people get ready for work.
Women in finance charter
The Women in Finance Charter is a pledge for gender equality across financial services
Since September 2023, we have met our target with 49% female representation in senior management
We now have 58% of Board roles filled by women, including Susan Allen, as our first woman Chief Executive Officer.
Citizens Advice
We’ve partnered with Citizens Advice to host their expert advisers in 45 of our branches
They provide free, confidential advice to help people overcome their problems
Book yourself an appointment for free advice at any of our available branches.
For full details of our Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy and how we're achieving our priorities, see our latest report.