Catholic Building Society
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The Catholic Building Society was a UK building society
based in Westminster
, London
. It was the 57th largest in the United Kingdom based on total assets of £44 million at 31 December 2007.
The Catholic Building Society and Chelsea Building Society
merged in December 2008 under the Chelsea name. The Chelsea merged with the Yorkshire Building Society
in April 2010.
Building society
A building society is a financial institution owned by its members as a mutual organization. Building societies offer banking and related financial services, especially mortgage lending. These institutions are found in the United Kingdom and several other countries.The term "building society"...
based in Westminster
Westminster
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, London
London
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. It was the 57th largest in the United Kingdom based on total assets of £44 million at 31 December 2007.
The Catholic Building Society and Chelsea Building Society
Chelsea Building Society
Chelsea Building Society was the fourth largest Building Society in the United Kingdom with total assets in excess of £13 billion at 31 December 2007 . It is a member of the Building Societies Association. Operating mainly in South East England with its network of 35 branches, its head office is...
merged in December 2008 under the Chelsea name. The Chelsea merged with the Yorkshire Building Society
Yorkshire Building Society
The Yorkshire Building Society is the second largest building society in the UK, with its headquarters in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. Assets now exceed £20 billion....
in April 2010.