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Welcome to Suffolk
Building Society.

In 2021 we changed our name from Ipswich Building Society. We exist to benefit our members – now and for the future, helping them to buy a home and save their money with an organisation they can trust.

SUFFOLK BUILDING SOCIETY

We are where we’re from. Suffolk through and through.

In 2021 we changed our name from Ipswich Building Society, part of our commitment to continue to find new ways to serve our members, to grow independently and responsibly, to increase the availability of our services and to support the financial needs of people in Suffolk and beyond. We’re driven by doing what’s right. Our reputation is based on it.

Our mission.

Our mission is to be a safe home for savers and to provide safe homes for our communities.

We’re proud of our home and the people who make it. Proud of our values and way of life. And we know our community isn’t just where we are; it’s how we are. We believe ‘Community’ goes beyond location, generation or circumstance – it happens wherever people come together.

We’re Suffolk through and through.

Driven to be better

Our values.

Approachable, friendly and personable, we are proud to be a mutual with our members at the heart of what we do. Find out more about the story behind our brand.

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Our members are at the heart of everything we do.

We exist to benefit our members – now and for the future.

We’re driven by doing what’s right, not what shareholders might demand. And our reputation is based on how well we serve.

Our door is open and it’s got real people behind it.

We do everything we can to be where people need us, with the services they need.

We’re easy to understand and easy to do business with, making what we do as clear and as simple as possible. And even as more of what we do moves online, we’ll still be here if you’d rather talk.

Our community isn’t just where we are; it’s how we are.

‘Community’ goes beyond location, generation or circumstance – it happens wherever people come together.

We treat people with the warmth and reliability you’d expect from a good neighbour.
And we work as a community – one team with one set of values and one purpose.

More about Us

Get to know us better.

We’re proud to be a mutual organisation, founded in 1849 by a group of Ipswich businessmen to help the local community to prosper. It’s a simple ethos and one we are still rooted by today.

Our social responsibility

Our environmental commitment

Our heritage

Governance

Membership

See what membership is all about.

With us, membership means more than being a customer, and as a saver or a borrower you are part of our community. We want you to have your say on how the Society is run, to welcome you along to our exclusive events and to get involved with our sponsor partners.

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Still Here for you

You don’t have to be
in Suffolk, to be part
of Suffolk.

Not a resident in our beautiful county? We’re still here for you! Our mortgages are available for properties located through England and Wales, and our savings products can be opened by people in our local postcode areas IP, NR, CO, CM, CB and PE.

It’s all about you

Our mortgages make things possible.

Life isn’t one size fits all, and neither are our mortgages. Where others see numbers, we see people and we take time to understand your unique circumstances.

Mortgages

As you grow so will we

Saving for today. Ready for tomorrow.

There’s more to life than how much you can make. What really matters is what you do with it. We help all types of people with all types of savings and we’re here for the long term.

Savings

Bringing people together

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Ipswich Building Society explained the process very clearly at each stage. My mortgage consultant was extremely helpful and efficient, she responded to my questions and queries very promptly and in general the process went very smoothly.

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It is very easy to contact Ipswich Building society and to speak to an advisor. I received good advice and I am very happy with my mortgage. Everything was set up with the minimum of fuss.

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I contacted my local branch with regards saving, I was dealt with politely and with clear information. My cheque was cleared quickly and the transaction confirmed by telephone

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I always use Nacton Branch for any transactions. They are always most helpful and nothing is too much trouble, even when I need them to explain things they take the time to help me to understand. Lots of different staff but always lovely.