The mutual will also continue the expansion of its agency network following the opening of 15 new agencies in 2011.
Chris Piling, chief executive of Yorkshire Building Society, said: “Our branch and agency network is at the heart of Yorkshire Building Society and I’m delighted that we are able to announce this expansion when other financial institutions have been closing theirs.
“We are committed to retaining a strong presence on our high streets, providing our customers with access to a wide range of good value financial service products backed up with the exceptional personal service they value.
“Our recent merger activity highlighted the value we place on our branch network, with all the branches we acquired remaining open, even in the small number of locations where there has been an overlap with another Yorkshire branch.
“These mergers have seen the society grow its branch network by 65% from 135 to 224 in three years.”
