Swansea Building Society
Alun, who lives in Swansea, is an active member of local business life and is now the longest serving CEO of any building society in the UK (appointed 2001).Swansea Building Society benefited from the banking crisis in 2008, as local savers looked to invest in a safer institution.This provided a new impetus and the Society has since continued to grow by opening three branches in Carmarthen, Cowbridge and Mumbles in recent years, but in 2021 it established a new additional presence in Abergavenny to extend its geographic reach and provide a base upon which to establish an additional branch.In 2019, it relocated its main branch to Portland Street in Swansea city centre, retaining and refurbishing its previous premises that host its Head Office functions.It provides a more traditional personalised face-to-face mortgage service for its existing and potential Members rather than using any automated vetting or screening.