Century Building Society
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| Building Society (Mutual) | |
| Industry | Financial services |
| Fate | Merged with Scottish Building Society, 2013 |
| Founded | 1899 |
| Headquarters | Albany Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK |
| Products | Savings and Mortgages |
£94,000 GBP (December 2007),  0.0% on 2006 |
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| Total assets | £22.4 million GBP (December 2007), 11.3% on 2006 |
| Website | century-building-society.co.uk |
The Century Building Society was a building society based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Century Building Society merged with its local rival Scottish Building Society on 1 February 2013.[1]
Prior to its merger with the Scottish Building Society, the Century Building Society was the smallest building society in Scotland and the United Kingdom, based on total assets of £22 million at 31 December 2007.[2] It had only one branch, at its head office in Albany Street, Edinburgh. It was a member of the Building Societies Association.
History
The society was established in 1899 as The New Edinburgh Investment Building Society. The name was changed to Century Building Society in 1946.[3] It also owns Theoutlets to provide insurance and financial services.
References
- ↑ Merger with Century Building Society
- ↑ Building Societies Association - Asset List (PDF File)
- ↑ Century Building Society History Century Building Society website, retrieved 7 April 2007
