Furness Building Society
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| Company type | Building Society (Mutual) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Banking and Financial Services |
| Founded | 1865 |
| Headquarters | Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom |
Number of locations | 24 |
Key people | Chris Harrison Chief Executive Officer |
| Products | Savings, Mortgages, Investments, Loans, Credit Cards, Insurance |
£1.7 million GBP (December 2010),  52% on 2009 | |
| Total assets | £813 million GBP (December 2010),  3.5% on 2009 |
Number of employees | 177 |
| Website | www.FurnessBS.co.uk |
Furness Building Society is a British building society, which has its headquarters in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. Established in 1865, it is the 17th largest in the United Kingdom based on total assets of £813 million as at 31 December 2010.[1] It is a member of the Building Societies Association.
The Society expanded its call centre in 2009 to deal with investments and insurance queries. The Society has two wholly owned subsidiary companies: Furness Mortgage Services Ltd and Furness Independent Financial Advisers. In 2017, Chris Harrison was appointed as the CEO of Furness Building Society.[2]
Locations
Furness Building Society has 9 branches across North West England including one in Barrow-in-Furness and others in Dalton-in-Furness, Grange-over-Sands, Kendal, Lancaster, Millom, Poulton-le-Fylde, Preston and Ulverston.
References
- ^ Building Societies Association - Asset List (PDF File) Archived December 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Chris Harrison appointed CEO
External links
- Furness Building Society
- Building Societies Association
- KPMG Building Societies Database 2008
- Chris Harrison appointed CEO
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