Scottish Building Society

Infobox_Company
company_name = Scottish Building Society
company_logo =| company_type = Building Society (Mutual)
company_slogan = Scotland's first building society
foundation = 1848
location = Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
industry = Financial Services
products = Savings and Mortgages
net_income = £856,000 GBP (January 2008), 22.8% on 2007
assets = £259 million GBP (January 2008), 16.9% on 2007
homepage = [http://scottishbs.co.uk scottishbs.co.uk ] The Scottish Building Society is a building society based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is the 2nd largest building society in Scotland and the 42nd largest in the United Kingdom based on total assets of £259 million at 31 January 2008. [ [http://www.kpmg.co.uk/pubs/98126%20Building%20Societies%20database%202008_accessible.pdf KPMG Building Societies Database 2008] ] It is a member of the Building Societies Association.

History

The Scottish Building Society was established in 1848 as the Edinburgh Property Investment Company. It changed its name to the Scottish Building Society in 1929. [ [http://scottishbs.co.uk/view_company_info.asp?fld_company_info_id=19 Scottish BS- History] ]

The Society has five branches in Edinburgh, Galashiels, Glasgow, Inverness and Troon as well as a network of 110 agents throughout Scotland. [ [http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/business.cfm?id=1071652002 Scotsman- "Minnow that can keep up with the big fish"] ]

External links

* [http://www.scottishbldgsoc.co.uk Scottish Building Society]
* [http://www.bsa.org.uk Building Societies Association]

References