building society
(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, banking ) A type of financial institution which traditionally was based on lending money (as mortgages) to society members to buy houses, from other members' pooled savings
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Market Harborough Building Society has appointed two specialist business development managers. https://www.mortgagestrategy.co.uk/news/market-harborough-expands-mortgage-team-with-two-specialist-bdms/
Love (and a nice big house) Conquers All in this wonderful carved window lintel, dated 1929, on the former offices of the Northwich Building Society (now Nationwide) in Northwich.
The Tipton & Coseley Building Society has launched an online application portal to support its mortgage operations and create a better user experience. https://www.mortgagestrategy.co.uk/news/the-tipton-launches-onlin…
Not quite the same gag, but this made me think of the advert for the Alliance Building Society which only “used” half the screen as an extension of a running gag about their (probably surprisingly expensive) “cheapska…
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(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, banking ) A type of financial institution which traditionally was based on lending money (as mortgages) to society members to buy houses, from other members' pooled savings and/or money borrowed wholesale.
“Market Harborough Building Society has appointed two specialist business development managers. https://www.mortgagestrategy.co.uk/news/market-harborough-expands-mortgage-team-with-two-specialist-bdms/”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Love (and a nice big house) Conquers All in this wonderful carved window lintel, dated 1929, on the former offices of the Northwich Building Society (now Nationwide) in Northwich.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The Tipton & Coseley Building Society has launched an online application portal to support its mortgage operations and create a better user experience. https://www.mortgagestrategy.co.uk/news/the-tipton-launches-online-application-portal-using-mast/”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Not quite the same gag, but this made me think of the advert for the Alliance Building Society which only “used” half the screen as an extension of a running gag about their (probably surprisingly expensive) “cheapskate” adverts”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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