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Building societies like to promote their mutual status as a benefit, but many have been forced into mergers in recent months. Joe McGrath asks how strong they really are and considers where the next casualty may come from.

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Transparently obvious

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Secret societies?

Building societies like to promote their mutual status as a benefit, but many have been forced into mergers in recent months. Joe McGrath asks how strong they really are and considers where the next casualty may come from.

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