News

The Cumberland is pleased to announce the appointment of Barbara Errington to their risk team. Barbara joins as Deputy Risk Officer and will be responsible for the overall management of the Society’s risk controls and risk management arrangements.

Our Borderway Finance team were proud to be the main sponsor of the 2018 Cumbria Auto Show, which took place on 1 July in Carlisle.

Cumberland Building Society has announced the appointment of Mark Stanger as a new Non-Executive Director.

When you hear someone talking about dementia, the first word that comes to mind is usually ‘Alzheimer’s’. Not, surprising given Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia in the UK, but there are many other forms.

The Cumberland has become the UK’s first building society to offer a direct bank feed into Xero. The Cumberland’s business banking customers can access the revolutionary Xero accounting software that is making life easier for businesses, for free.

Every year we support a wide variety of activities that provide opportunities for children that benefit their wellbeing, so we are proud to once again be supporting Active Cumbria’s School Games this year.

Research shows that 1 in 4 people experience some form of mental health issue at some point in their life. It can happen to all kinds of people from all backgrounds and is a common human experience.

The Cumberland has delivered strong results for the year ending 31 March 2018, reporting a profit after tax of £17.53 million, record mortgage lending of £449 million and a significant inflow of funds into savings and current account balances of over £78 million.