Many of our savings members will be used to seeing Matthews smiling face as he welcomes them, when they visit the branch. During the two and a half years that Matthew has worked within the branch team he has provided an excellent service to our members and has been the frequent recipient of highly complementary […]
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Following the terrible flooding experienced in various parts of Cumbria and elsewhere in the UK over the last two weekends, we urge any of the Society’s borrowers who have been affected, to contact the Society, should we be able to help in any way.
You might have noticed that some financial institutions have reduced their ISA interest rates recently, so, it’s definitely worth checking to see if this has impacted you and if you’d benefit from considering switching your cash ISA to another provider. Is it complicated or time consuming to change ISA provider? The process for switching your […]
It’s official – we are a Cash for Kids Mission Christmas drop off point for the second year running! Last year we had amazing support from our staff, who all donated their secret Santa gifts, members and non-members alike, so lets see if we can go one better this year! Our 2019 collection box is […]
Two Factor Authentication (2FA) is a new mandatory requirement for proving the identity of online members. Nowadays, relying on just a username and password is no longer enough to ensure your cyber security and we are sure you have seen the introduction of 2FA on other financially based websites you may use. Penrith Building Society […]
On Friday the staff of PBS completed their big bike challenge raising money for Sunbeams Music trust. We cycled an amazing 112 miles during our working day and raised £71.48 in the process with the kind donations of our Members. This was also the final challenge of our Bronze Better Health at Work Award which […]
We have had some exciting staff news recently at Penrith Building Society. Lucy will be joining the team full time as Finance and Business Services Assistant from Monday 19 August. Lucy will be a familiar face to many of you having worked on the counter on Saturdays having started her time with us on a […]
We’re pleased to announce the launch of our new fixed rate, fixed term product, the Coniston Bond. This is strictly limited edition so could be withdrawn at any time. Our branch team will be happy to discuss this and any of our other products either face to face or over the telephone. For full terms […]
Penrith Building Society has recently signed up to the Better Health at Work Award commencing at Bronze level, which focuses on the Health and Wellbeing of its employees initially. As we pass and progress through the levels we can use our knowledge and skills to aid the wider community. Clare, Matthew, Freya and James have […]
Christine joined our team in May 1979 and last week we celebrated 40 years of her loyal and dedicated service. Our Finance Director, Elspeth, presented Christine with a lovely bouquet of flowers and she commented that she could not believe how quickly the past 40 years have passed. Christine will be a familiar face to […]