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- About us
- Our history
Our history can be traced back over 150 years, to our original foundations as a building society. It was set up to ensure that everyone could own their own property, while ensuring truly personal customer service and looking after our communities.
While we’ve grown and changed as a business, we’re incredibly proud of our heritage and the loyalty of our customers.
The Chatham & District Reliance was formed, the first mortgage advance issued was £250 and our first offices opened in Gillingham, Kent
Passbooks were introduced – which we still offer today, and we opened our first branch in Chatham, Kent
After merging with Kent and Canterbury, Dover District and Herne Bay societies (formed in 1840, 1861 and 1888 respectively), we were renamed as the Kent Reliance Building Society
OSB India (OSBI) becomes our first offshore subsidiary, providing operational support, Charter Court Financial Services was formed, and Precise Mortgages began lending
Kent Reliance transferred its business to a new bank, OneSavings Bank plc (OSB), Prestige Finance and InterBay Commercial (now InterBay) join OSB, and Andy Golding becomes the new CEO
OneSavings Bank floated on the London Stock Exchange at 170p. Heritable Development Finance joins OSB
Charter Savings Bank is launched and Charter Court Financial Services is awarded its banking licence. OneSavings Bank entered the FTSE 250
Charter Court Financial Services floated on the London Stock Exchange at 230p, and it entered the FTSE 250
Combination between OneSavings Bank plc and Charter Court Financial Services announced in October 2019. OSB Group becomes the holding entity for the combined Group in 2020