Cumberland Building Society

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Cumberland Building Society
Type	Building Society (Mutual)
Founded	1850
Headquarters	Carlisle, England, UK
Key people	Kevin Parr, Chief Executive
Industry	Banking and Financial Services
Products	Savings, Mortgages, Investments, Loans, Financial Services, Insurance
Revenue	Total assets £1.185 Billion
Website	www.cumberland.co.uk

The Cumberland Building Society was established on 16th April 1850 as the Cumberland Co-operative Land and Benefit Building Society. It has its headquarters in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. It is the 20th largest in the United Kingdom based on total assets of £1,187 million at 31 March 2006.^[1] Ironically, for a building society based in what was then Cumberland, the first branch was opened 100 miles south of Cumberland in Preston, Lancashire.

The society offers a range of products including: savings accounts; mortgages; investment accounts; loans and further loans; financial services; insurance products; lending to commercial enterprises, through the Commercial Lending division; and Internet Banking.

The society owns several subsidiary companies, including Cumberland Estate Agency Ltd., Cumberland Financial Services Ltd., and Solway Mortgage Solutions.

The Cumberland is one of only a handful of societies in the UK to offer a full current account service, ATMs, Visa cards and Internet Banking.

[edit] Branch locations

Ambleside, Annan, Appleby-In-Westmorland*, Aspatria, Barrow in Furness*, Brampton*, Carlisle*, Cleator Moor, Cockermouth*, Dalston, Dumfries*, Egremont, Gretna, Haltwistle, Kendal*, Keswick*, Langholm, Lockerbie, Longtown, Maryport, Penrith*, Preston*, Silloth, Ulverston*, Whitehaven*, Wigton, Windermere, Workington*,