Mercantile Building Society

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

The Mercantile Building Society merged with the Leeds Building Society in 2006.

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

The branches were located as follows:

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

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

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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