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Century Building Society

Century Building Society

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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]

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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.

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  1. [1]
    Merger with Century Building Society
  2. [2]
    Building Societies Association - Asset List (PDF File) Archived March 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  3. [3]
    Century Building Society History Archived April 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine Century Building Society website, retrieved 7 April 2007
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