After 2008’s record
figure of £15.66m mortgage lending in 2009 was a disappointing £5.91m. There were again no repossessions in the
year and there were only 3 mortgages over 12 months in arrear and the total amount of arrears in these cases was £43,652
on balances totalling £269,881. During 2009 mortgage lending totalled £5,917,174. There were 95 advances, including
30 further advances.
Mortgage balances reduced by 5.74% over the year. The Penrith Building Society experienced growth of 4.60%
during 2009 with total assets increasing from £84,973,927 to £88,884,985.
Profit after tax was £336,981 (2008 £
147,699).
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