Universal Building Society
- Universal Building Society
Universal Building Society was a UK building society, which had its head office in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, England. It was established in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1863.
Merger
In 2006, the Universal Building Society merged with the Newcastle Building Society [ [http://www.bsa.org.uk/docs/consumerpdfs/mergerschronolog.pdf Building Society Mergers and Conversions since 1980] Building Societies Association website (Retrieved 5 April 2007)] . At the time of the merger, the Universal was the 29th largest building society in the UK with assets of £600m [ [http://online.newcastle.co.uk/press_office/press/2006/merger.html Universal Building Society announces decision to merge with Newcastle Building Society] Newcastle Building Society website (Retrieved 24 May 2006)] . It had nine branches and employed approximately 130 staff.
References
External links
* [http://www.newcastle.co.uk/ Newcastle Building Society website]
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