building societyA Web site - building society building society A building society is a financial institution, owned by its members, that offers banking + other financial services, especially mortgage lending. The term building society first arose in the 19th century, in the United Kingdom, from co-operative savings groups. In the UK today building societies actively compete with banks for most personal banking services, especially mortgage lending + deposit accounts. At the start of 2008, there were 59 building societies in the UK (listed below) with total assets exceeding £360 billion Every building society in the UK is a member of the Building Societies Association. The number of societies in the UK fell by four during 2008 due to a series of mergers brought about, to a large extent, by the consequences of the financial crisis of 2007-2009, + further mergers are planned for the first few months of 2009. | ![]() | |
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The original Building Society was formed in Birmingham in 1774. Most of the original societies were fully terminating, where they would be dissolved when all members had a house: the last of them was wound up in 1980. In the 1830s + 1840s a new development took place with the Permanent Building Society, where the society continued on a rolling basis, continually taking in new members as earlier ones completed purchases, such as Leek United Building Society. The main legislative framework for the Building Society was the Building Society Act of 1874, with subsequent amending legislation in 1894, 1939 (see Coney Hall), + 1960.
In their heyday, there were hundreds of building societies: just about every town in the country had a building society named after that town. Over succeeding decades the number of societies has decreased, as various societies merged to form larger ones, often renaming in the process, + other societies opted for demutualisation followed by - in the great majority of cases - eventual takeover by a listed bank. Most of the existing larger building societies are the end result of the mergers of many smaller societies.
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* Abbey (bank) * Alliance & Leicester B * Barnsley Building Society * Bath Investment & Building Society * Beverley Building Society * Birmingham Midshires * Bradford & Bingley * Britannia Building Society * Buckinghamshire Building Society * Building Societies (Funding) and Mutual Societies (Transfers) Act 2007 * Building Societies Association C * Cambridge Building Society * Catholic Building Society * Century Building Society * Chelsea Building Society * Cheltenham & Gloucester * Chesham Building Society * Cheshire Building Society * Chorley & District Building Society * Co-operative Permanent Building Society * Coventry Building Society * Cumberland Building Society D * Darlington Building Society * Derbyshire Building Society * Dudley Building Society D cont. * Dunfermline Building Society E * EBS Building Society * Earl Shilton Building Society * Ecology Building Society F * Furness Building Society H * Halifax (United Kingdom bank) * Hanley Economic Building Society * Harpenden Building Society * Heritage Building Society * Hinckley and Rugby Building Society * Holmesdale Building Society I * Ipswich Building Society * Irish Nationwide Building Society K * Kent Reliance Building Society L * Lambeth Building Society * Leeds Building Society * Leeds Permanent Building Society * Leek United Building Society * Loughborough Building Society M * Manchester Building Society * Mansfield Building Society * Market Harborough Building Society * Marsden Building Society * Melton Mowbray Building Society * Mercantile Building Society * Monmouthshire Building Society N * National Counties Building Society * Nationwide Building Society N cont. * Nelson Building Society * Newbury Building Society * Newcastle Building Society * Northern Rock * Norwich and Peterborough Building Society * Nottingham Building Society P * Penrith Building Society * Permanent interest bearing shares * Portman Building Society * Principality Building Society * Pyramid Building Society S * Saffron Building Society * Scarborough Building Society * Scottish Building Society * Shepshed Building Society * Skipton Building Society * Stafford Railway Building Society * Stroud & Swindon Building Society * Swansea Building Society T * Teachers Building Society * The Woolwich * Tipton & Coseley Building Society U * Universal Building Society V * Vernon Building Society W * West Bromwich Building Society Y * Yorkshire Building Society * Abbey (bank) * Alliance & Leicester B * Barnsley Building soceity * Bath Investment & Building soceity * Beverley Building soceity * Birmingham Midshires * Bradford & Bingley * Britannia Building soceity * Buckinghamshire Building soceity * Building Societies (Funding) and Mutual Societies (Transfers) Act 2007 * Building Societies Association C * Cambridge Building soceity * Catholic Building soceity * Century Building soceity * Chelsea Building soceity * Cheltenham & Gloucester * Chesham Building soceity * Cheshire Building soceity * Chorley & District Building soceity * Co-operative Permanent Building soceity * Coventry Building soceity * Cumberland Building soceity D * Darlington Building soceity * Derbyshire Building soceity * Dudley Building soceity D cont. * Dunfermline Building soceity E * EBS Building soceity * Earl Shilton Building soceity * Ecology Building soceity F * Furness Building soceity H * Halifax (United Kingdom bank) * Hanley Economic Building soceity * Harpenden Building soceity * Heritage Building soceity * Hinckley and Rugby Building soceity * Holmesdale Building soceity I * Ipswich Building soceity * Irish Nationwide Building soceity K * Kent Reliance Building soceity L * Lambeth Building soceity * Leeds Building soceity * Leeds Permanent Building soceity * Leek United Building soceity * Loughborough Building soceity M * Manchester Building soceity * Mansfield Building soceity * Market Harborough Building soceity * Marsden Building soceity * Melton Mowbray Building soceity * Mercantile Building soceity * Monmouthshire Building soceity N * National Counties Building soceity * Nationwide Building soceity N cont. * Nelson Building soceity * Newbury Building soceity * Newcastle Building soceity * Northern Rock * Norwich and Peterborough Building soceity * Nottingham Building soceity P * Penrith Building soceity * Permanent interest bearing shares * Portman Building soceity * Principality Building soceity * Pyramid Building soceity S * Saffron Building soceity * Scarborough Building soceity * Scottish Building soceity * Shepshed Building soceity * Skipton Building soceity * Stafford Railway Building soceity * Stroud & Swindon Building soceity * Swansea Building soceity T * Teachers Building soceity * The Woolwich * Tipton & Coseley Building soceity U * Universal Building soceity V * Vernon Building soceity W * West Bromwich Building soceity Y * Yorkshire Building soceity * Abbey(bank) * Alliance&LeicesterB * BarnsleyBuildingSociety * BathInvestment&BuildingSociety * BeverleyBuildingSociety * BirminghamMidshires * Bradford&Bingley * BritanniaBuildingSociety * BuckinghamshireBuildingSociety * BuildingSocieties(Funding)andMutualSocieties(Transfers)Act2007 * BuildingSocietiesAssociationC * CambridgeBuildingSociety * CatholicBuildingSociety * CenturyBuildingSociety * ChelseaBuildingSociety * Cheltenham&Gloucester * CheshamBuildingSociety * CheshireBuildingSociety * Chorley&DistrictBuildingSociety * Co-operativePermanentBuildingSociety * CoventryBuildingSociety * CumberlandBuildingSocietyD * DarlingtonBuildingSociety * DerbyshireBuildingSociety * DudleyBuildingSocietyDcont. * DunfermlineBuildingSocietyE * EBSBuildingSociety * EarlShiltonBuildingSociety * EcologyBuildingSocietyF * FurnessBuildingSocietyH * Halifax(UnitedKingdombank) * HanleyEconomicBuildingSociety * HarpendenBuildingSociety * HeritageBuildingSociety * HinckleyandRugbyBuildingSociety * HolmesdaleBuildingSocietyI * IpswichBuildingSociety * IrishNationwideBuildingSocietyK * KentRelianceBuildingSocietyL * LambethBuildingSociety * LeedsBuildingSociety * LeedsPermanentBuildingSociety * LeekUnitedBuildingSociety * LoughboroughBuildingSocietyM * ManchesterBuildingSociety * MansfieldBuildingSociety * MarketHarboroughBuildingSociety * MarsdenBuildingSociety * MeltonMowbrayBuildingSociety * MercantileBuildingSociety * MonmouthshireBuildingSocietyN * NationalCountiesBuildingSociety * NationwideBuildingSocietyNcont. * NelsonBuildingSociety * NewburyBuildingSociety * NewcastleBuildingSociety * NorthernRock * NorwichandPeterboroughBuildingSociety * NottinghamBuildingSocietyP * PenrithBuildingSociety * Permanentinterestbearingshares * PortmanBuildingSociety * PrincipalityBuildingSociety * PyramidBuildingSocietyS * SaffronBuildingSociety * ScarboroughBuildingSociety * ScottishBuildingSociety * ShepshedBuildingSociety * SkiptonBuildingSociety * StaffordRailwayBuildingSociety * List of Building SocitiesStroud&SwindonBuildingSociety * SwanseaBuildingSocietyT * TeachersBuildingSociety * TheWoolwich * Tipton&CoseleyBuildingSocietyU * UniversalBuildingSocietyV * VernonBuildingSocietyW * WestBromwichBuildingSocietyY * YorkshireBuildingSociety * Abbey(bank) * Alliance&LeicesterB * BarnsleyBuildingsoceity * BathInvestment&Buildingsoceity * BeverleyBuildingsoceity * BirminghamMidshires * Bradford&Bingley * BritanniaBuildingsoceity * BuckinghamshireBuildingsoceity * BuildingSocieties(Funding)andMutualSocieties(Transfers)Act2007 * BuildingSocietiesAssociationC * CambridgeBuildingsoceity * CatholicBuildingsoceity * CenturyBuildingsoceity * ChelseaBuildingsoceity * Cheltenham&Gloucester * CheshamBuildingsoceity * CheshireBuildingsoceity * Chorley&DistrictBuildingsoceity * Co-operativePermanentBuildingsoceity * CoventryBuildingsoceity * CumberlandBuildingsoceityD * DarlingtonBuildingsoceity * DerbyshireBuildingsoceity * DudleyBuildingsoceityDcont. * DunfermlineBuildingsoceityE * EBSBuildingsoceity * EarlShiltonBuildingsoceity * EcologyBuildingsoceityF * FurnessBuildingsoceityH * Halifax(UnitedKingdombank) * HanleyEconomicBuildingsoceity * HarpendenBuildingsoceity * HeritageBuildingsoceity * HinckleyandRugbyBuildingsoceity * HolmesdaleBuildingsoceityI * IpswichBuildingsoceity * IrishNationwideBuildingsoceityK * KentRelianceBuildingsoceityL * LambethBuildingsoceity * LeedsBuildingsoceity * LeedsPermanentBuildingsoceity * LeekUnitedBuildingsoceity * LoughboroughBuildingsoceityM * ManchesterBuildingsoceity * MansfieldBuildingsoceity * MarketHarboroughBuildingsoceity * MarsdenBuildingsoceity * MeltonMowbrayBuildingsoceity * MercantileBuildingsoceity * MonmouthshireBuildingsoceityN * NationalCountiesBuildingsoceity * NationwideBuildingsoceityNcont. * NelsonBuildingsoceity * NewburyBuildingsoceity * NewcastleBuildingsoceity * NorthernRock * NorwichandPeterboroughBuildingsoceity * NottinghamBuildingsoceityP * PenrithBuildingsoceity * Permanentinterestbearingshares * PortmanBuildingsoceity * PrincipalityBuildingsoceity * PyramidBuildingsoceityS * SaffronBuildingsoceity * ScarboroughBuildingsoceity * ScottishBuildingsoceity * ShepshedBuildingsoceity * SkiptonBuildingsoceity * StaffordRailwayBuildingsoceity * Stroud&SwindonBuildingsoceity * SwanseaBuildingsoceityT * TeachersBuildingsoceity * TheWoolwich * Tipton&CoseleyBuildingsoceityU * UniversalBuildingsoceityV * VernonBuildingsoceityW * WestBromwichBuildingsoceityY * YorkshireBuildingsoceity * Abbey(bank) * Alliance and LeicesterB * BarnsleyBuildingSociety * BathInvestment and BuildingSociety * BeverleyBuildingSociety * BirminghamMidshires * Bradford and Bingley * BritanniaBuildingSociety * BuckinghamshireBuildingSociety * BuildingSocieties(Funding)andMutualSocieties(Transfers)Act2007 * BuildingSocietiesAssociationC * CambridgeBuildingSociety * CatholicBuildingSociety * CenturyBuildingSociety * ChelseaBuildingSociety * Cheltenham and Gloucester * CheshamBuildingSociety * CheshireBuildingSociety * Chorley and DistrictBuildingSociety * Co-operativePermanentBuildingSociety * CoventryBuildingSociety * CumberlandBuildingSocietyD * DarlingtonBuildingSociety * DerbyshireBuildingSociety * DudleyBuildingSocietyDcont. * DunfermlineBuildingSocietyE * EBSBuildingSociety * EarlShiltonBuildingSociety * EcologyBuildingSocietyF * FurnessBuildingSocietyH * Halifax(UnitedKingdombank) * HanleyEconomicBuildingSociety * HarpendenBuildingSociety * HeritageBuildingSociety * HinckleyandRugbyBuildingSociety * HolmesdaleBuildingSocietyI * IpswichBuildingSociety * IrishNationwideBuildingSocietyK * KentRelianceBuildingSocietyL * LambethBuildingSociety * LeedsBuildingSociety * LeedsPermanentBuildingSociety * LeekUnitedBuildingSociety * LoughboroughBuildingSocietyM * ManchesterBuildingSociety * MansfieldBuildingSociety * MarketHarboroughBuildingSociety * MarsdenBuildingSociety * MeltonMowbrayBuildingSociety * MercantileBuildingSociety * MonmouthshireBuildingSocietyN * NationalCountiesBuildingSociety * NationwideBuildingSocietyNcont. * NelsonBuildingSociety * NewburyBuildingSociety * NewcastleBuildingSociety 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CatholicBuildingsoceity * CenturyBuildingsoceity * ChelseaBuildingsoceity * Cheltenham and Gloucester * CheshamBuildingsoceity * CheshireBuildingsoceity * Chorley and DistrictBuildingsoceity * Co-operativePermanentBuildingsoceity * CoventryBuildingsoceity * CumberlandBuildingsoceityD * DarlingtonBuildingsoceity * DerbyshireBuildingsoceity * DudleyBuildingsoceityDcont. * DunfermlineBuildingsoceityE * EBSBuildingsoceity * EarlShiltonBuildingsoceity * EcologyBuildingsoceityF * FurnessBuildingsoceityH * Halifax(UnitedKingdombank) * HanleyEconomicBuildingsoceity * HarpendenBuildingsoceity * HeritageBuildingsoceity * HinckleyandRugbyBuildingsoceity * HolmesdaleBuildingsoceityI * IpswichBuildingsoceity * IrishNationwideBuildingsoceityK * KentRelianceBuildingsoceityL * LambethBuildingsoceity * LeedsBuildingsoceity * LeedsPermanentBuildingsoceity * LeekUnitedBuildingsoceity * LoughboroughBuildingsoceityM * ManchesterBuildingsoceity * MansfieldBuildingsoceity * MarketHarboroughBuildingsoceity * MarsdenBuildingsoceity * MeltonMowbrayBuildingsoceity * MercantileBuildingsoceity * MonmouthshireBuildingsoceityN * NationalCountiesBuildingsoceity * NationwideBuildingsoceityNcont. * NelsonBuildingsoceity * NewburyBuildingsoceity * NewcastleBuildingsoceity * NorthernRock * NorwichandPeterboroughBuildingsoceity * NottinghamBuildingsoceityP * PenrithBuildingsoceity * Permanentinterestbearingshares * PortmanBuildingsoceity * PrincipalityBuildingsoceity * PyramidBuildingsoceityS * SaffronBuildingsoceity * ScarboroughBuildingsoceity * ScottishBuildingsoceity * ShepshedBuildingsoceity * SkiptonBuildingsoceity * StaffordRailwayBuildingsoceity * Stroud and SwindonBuildingsoceity * SwanseaBuildingsoceityT * TeachersBuildingsoceity * TheWoolwich * Tipton and CoseleyBuildingsoceityU * UniversalBuildingsoceityV * VernonBuildingsoceityW * WestBromwichBuildingsoceityY * YorkshireBuildingsoceity
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