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Broker · United Kingdom

Last checked: 23.09.2026
REGULATIONOfficial record verified

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Furness Building Society

Bank · United Kingdom

About the company

Legal company nameFurness Building Society
Year founded1865
Headquarters / registered countryBarrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom
Websitewww.furnessbs.co.uk
Last checked08.10.2026

According to its official website, Furness Building Society opened its doors in 1865 and is a mutual building society serving communities across Cumbria and Lancashire; it says it has no shareholders and is shaped by its members. Its head office is at Emlyn Hughes House in Barrow-in-Furness. It offers regular saver, everyday savings, notice, partnership and community accounts, Cash ISAs, fixed rate bonds and ISAs and young savers accounts; its mortgage range covers moving home, remortgaging, first-time buyers, self-employed borrowers, short-term lending, buy-to-let, holiday lets, lending into retirement and apprentice mortgages. Savings are managed through the eSavings online service, the Furness Savings mobile app and branches; the Triple Access Saver can be opened with GBP 1. According to the Bank of England list and the FCA register, it is authorised by the PRA and regulated by the FCA and the PRA; the site states that eligible savings are protected by the FSCS. This information is the company's own statement.

Account Details

ACCOUNT TYPESSavings account · Cash ISA · Young savers account · Partnership and community account · Mortgage
MIN. DEPOSITGBP 1 (Triple Access Saver)
PLATFORMSeSavings online service · Furness Savings mobile app
PRODUCTSSavings accounts · Cash ISA · Fixed rate bonds · Mortgages · Buy-to-let and holiday let mortgages

Licences and regulation

FCA (United Kingdom)

Licence no.FRN 159624
Licence holderFurness Building Society
ScopeBuilding society authorised by the PRA according to the Bank of England building societies list of 1 Oct 2026; listed in the FCA register under Furness Building Society (FRN 159624), regulated by the FCA and the PRA.
StatusVerified

User complaints

User reports found online are classified by topic. The charts show how reports are distributed; the reports are compiled from records on platforms that verify users and screen out fake reviews.

Period reviewed: June 2021 – October 2026

  • Account / trading conditions: 10
  • Identity verification: 9
  • Customer support: 4
  • Withdrawal / payment: 2

No. 305 for most complaints among the 532 institutions with complaint records (918 institutions listed on the site).

RANK BY TOPIC — Account / trading conditions: 285. · Identity verification: 71. · Customer support: 242. · Withdrawal / payment: 385.

SOURCES REVIEWED

The complaint distribution is based on the 1-star reviews on the Furness Building Society Trustpilot page (25) as of 8 October 2026; one person's reviews count once, and records about fake sites and third parties using the Furness Building Society name are left out. Across the complaints, problems with photo identity verification during online registration, mortgage decisions and terms, and difficulty getting through by phone stand out.

Sources and verification history

Official company sourcesfurnessbs.co.uk — homepage (footer, app links, FSCS notice), About us, Savings interest rates pages
Regulator recordsBank of England PRA list of building societies (1 Oct 2026) · FCA — Furness Building Society, FRN 159624 (register.fca.org.uk)
Company registerCompany registry details not stated on the site
User feedback sourcesTrustpilot · Şikayetvar · WikiFX
Last verified08.10.2026

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