Furness Building Society

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
Simon Broadley (Chief Executive Officer)
ProductsSavings, Mortgages, Investments,
Loans, Credit Cards, Insurance
£4 million (2022)
£1.7 million (2010)
Total assets £1,236 million (2022)
£813 million (2010)
Number of employees
182
Websitewww.furnessbs.co.uk

Furness Building Society is a British building society, which has its headquarters in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England.[1] 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.

History

Established in 1865,[4] 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.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Furness Building Society". Financial Conduct Authority Mutuals Register. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  2. ^ Building Societies Association - Asset List (PDF File) Archived 24 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Annual Report 2022" (PDF). furnessbs.co.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  4. ^ "When was my building society founded?". Building Societies Association. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  5. ^ Chris Harrison appointed CEO

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