The Century Building Society was a

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based in

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. The Century Building Society merged with its local rival Scottish Building Society on 1 February 2013. 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. It had only one branch, at its head office in Albany Street,

. It was a member of the

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History

The society was established in 1899 as The New Edinburgh Investment Building Society. The name was changed to Century Building Society in 1946.Century Building Society History
Century Building Society website, retrieved 7 April 2007 It also own
Theoutlets
to provide insurance and financial services.

References

External links

Century Building Society

Building Societies Association

KPMG Building Societies Database 2008
{{Former UK Building Societies Former building societies of the United Kingdom Banks established in 1899 Banks disestablished in 2013 1899 establishments in Scotland 2013 disestablishments in Scotland British companies disestablished in 2013 British companies established in 1899