Furness Building Society Explained

Furness Building Society (FBS)
Type:Building Society (Mutual)
Foundation:28 October 1865
Location:Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom
Locations:10
Key People:Chris Harrison (Chief Executive Officer)
Num Employees:182
Industry:Banking and Financial Services
Products:Savings, Mortgages, Investments,
Loans, Credit Cards, Insurance
Net Income: (2022)
(2010)
Assets: (2022)
(2010)

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.

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

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.

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Furness Building Society . 13 March 2024 . Financial Conduct Authority Mutuals Register.
  2. http://www.bsa.org.uk/docs/consumerpdfs/assetslist.pdf Building Societies Association - Asset List (PDF File)
  3. Web site: Annual Report 2022 . 13 March 2024 . furnessbs.co.uk.
  4. https://www.furnessbs.co.uk/news/new-chief-exec-appointed-at-furness-building-society/ Chris Harrison appointed CEO