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Barclays Woolwich – a history
Established in 1847, as one of the pioneers in permanent building societies, The Woolwich gained increasing popularity over the next few decades. The transformation into Woolwich Bank, was the next prominent milestone, with the demutualisation of The Woolwich Equitable Building Society in 1997. Prospective investors were invited to purchase shares on the London Stock Exchange, of the newly christened Woolwich PLC.
What followed 3 years later was a near 5.5 billion dollar acquisition of the concern by Barclays group of companies; a goliath in the field of banking whose origins can be traced to the early 18th century and and whose noteworthy contributions include launching the first credit card ever in UK, as well as the world’s first Automatic Teller Machine(ATM).
Knowing the cult popularity of The Woolwich name amongst existing clients, the trademark and brand name were initially left untouched. In the years to come, the Barclays group would merely rebrand it as “Woolwich – mortgages from Barclays”, again retaining the Woolwich brand.
The Woolwich is currently headquartered in Bexleyheath, south-east London; prior to the acquisition, the headquarters were a few miles away in the Woolwich district itself.
Barclays (Woolwich) underwriting
Throughout the trading year Barclays (Woolwich) move rates up and down to control demand. They have the financial clout to chase market share through competitive mortgage pricing when it suits and this is typically when we use Barclays (Woolwich) for our clients.
There are a number of underwriting advantages for our clients will Barclays (Woolwich) for example they are more flexible than most when underwriting Limited Company Directors.
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