Mercantile Building Society

The Mercantile Building Society was a UK building society, formed[1] in North Shields, an area of North Tyneside.

The Mercantile Building Society merged with the Leeds Building Society in 2006.[2]

At the date of merger the society had 12 branches and 7 agency offices.[3] Head office was located at Mercantile House, Silverlink Business Park, North Shields (which also offered a counter service)

The branches were located as follows:[4]

Agencies were held by businesses, such as accountants, at:

Amble, Ashington, Lanchester, Low Fell, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Newton Hall, Whickham, Whitley Bay.[5]

Agencies would accept payments in and make limited payments out on behalf of the society using paper records, posted into branches each evening.

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