The reasons for their success, they say, are simple - absolute security, great flexibility, utter simplicity and above all, the best in customer service. They provide a wide range of savings and mortgage products. [Standard Life]

Are you tired of being treated as a number and not as a person? Perhaps you need the Kent Reliance Building Society, the fastest growing building society in the country. [Kent Reliance Building Society]

Their aim is to provide the best deals to make your life easier. They can cover most of your financial needs, including loans, credit cards, savings, investments, insurance and mortgages. [Sainsburys Bank]

As a mutual society their members own them. They exist for their benefit alone; there are no shareholders to siphon off the profit their investments generate. They can cater for many of your financial needs, from savings to insurance. [Liverpool Victoria]

Unlike banks, every bit of their success is invested straight back to their members: their everyday customers and investors. Giving you better products, more competitive rates and excellent service. [Dunfermline Building Society]

Since they have no branches, they do not have any of the costs of running them, so can offer you a better rate on your savings. [Kaupthing Edge Savings Account]

American Express provides a wide range of world-class travel, financial, and card services online to help individuals and businesses do more. [American Express]

A Top 10 UK mortgage lender and the largest financial institute based in the north east of England with over 15 billion in assets and over 1 million depositors. Specialists in savings, loans and investments. [Northern Rock]

Because of the Society's strong, local focus, it does not generally provide savings accounts and mortgage facilities outside its branch network area. [Cambridge Building Society]

An extensive range of products and services exclusively for people aged 50 and over. They are a growing organisation committed to listening to their customers and providing them with exactly what they want now and in the future. [Saga]