Furness Building Society

Furness Building Society is a British building society, which has its headquarters in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England.[1] Established in 1865, it is the 18th largest in the United Kingdom based on total assets of £813 million as at 31 December 2010.[2] Total assets increased to £1.2 billion by 2022.[3] It is a member of the Building Societies Association.

Furness Building Society (FBS)
Company typeBuilding Society (Mutual)
IndustryBanking and Financial Services
Founded28 October 1865
HeadquartersBarrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom
Number of locations
10
Key people
Chris Harrison (Chief Executive Officer)
ProductsSavings, Mortgages, Investments,
Loans, Credit Cards, Insurance
Steady £4 million (2022)
Increase £1.7 million (2010)
Total assetsIncrease £1,236 million (2022)
Increase £813 million (2010)
Number of employees
182
Websitewww.furnessbs.co.uk

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.[4]

Locations

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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

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  1. ^ "Furness Building Society". Financial Conduct Authority Mutuals Register. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  2. ^ Building Societies Association - Asset List (PDF File) Archived December 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Annual Report 2022" (PDF). furnessbs.co.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  4. ^ Chris Harrison appointed CEO
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