Saffron Building Society was established in
Saffron Walden,
Essex, in 1849. It began life as the
Saffron Walden Second Building Society and was founded by the Revd John Marten, who became the first Secretary. The society acquired the Saffron Walden and Essex Mechanics Permanent Building Society in 1968. It then bought Royston & District Building Society and became the Saffron Walden & District Building Society in 1972. In 2019, it closed branches in Sawbridgeworth, Great Dunmow and Frinton, reducing its network to eight branches in Bishop's Stortford, Brentwood, Colchester, Halstead, Haverhill, Royston, Saffron Walden and Ware. ==References==