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| Company type | Building Society,Trading Division (Mutual) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Financial services |
| Founded | 1870 |
| Headquarters | Macclesfield,England,UK |
| Products | Savings,Mortgages,Investments, Loans,Credit Cards,Insurance |
£5.1 millionGBP (December 2007), 50.5% on 2006 | |
| Total assets | £5.0 billionGBP (December 2007), 5.5% on 2006 |
Number of employees | 400+ |
| Parent | Nationwide Building Society |
| Website | www |
TheCheshire Building Society was abuilding society based inMacclesfield,Cheshire,England. It was the 11th largest building society in the United Kingdom based on total assets of £5 billion on 31 December 2007,[1] prior to merging with theNationwide Building Society, and was a member of theBuilding Societies Association. The Cheshire was acquired by Nationwide on 15 December 2008.
Established in 1870 inMacclesfield, the Cheshire was one of the first permanent societies. The branch network extended throughout the North West and included 42 building society branches and 13 property service branches.[2]
On 8 September 2008, it was announced that the Cheshire, along with theDerbyshire Building Society, had agreed to a merger with theNationwide Building Society, the largest such institution. The deal was concluded on 15 December 2008 with agreement from theFinancial Services Authority and theOffice of Fair Trading. The Nationwide initially kept the separate identities of the two societies.[3]
The Cheshire Building Society sponsored the Careline campaign on theITV1 Granada channel, which provided a phone number to call for support throughout Christmas and New Year.[4]
The Cheshire Building Society also became the official club sponsor ofMacclesfield Town F.C..[5]
