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building society

NOUN
savings and loan association
Synonyms
WEAK
S and L S&L bank building and loan association savings bank savings institution thrift thrift institution

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Bucking the trend of banks shutting stores, Nationwide, the UK's biggest building society, has pledged to keep all of its remaining 696 branches open until at least 2030.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

The UK's biggest building society, the Nationwide, has pledged to keep all of its 696 branches open until at least 2030.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025

Veronica Lewis says that the banking hub is "brilliant", but that she can't come with her husband as he is with Nationwide, a building society which is not included in the hub model.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025

Fraud teams at Nationwide, the UK's biggest building society, said trusted friends could help potential victims avoid sending private or intimate images during new online relationships.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2025

It may be that he has only seventy pounds in a building society, it may be that his cheque for fifty thousand pounds would be honoured; but the principle is the same.

From Side Lights by Allen, Grant