First Active [SEP] dissolved or abolished
First Active
First Active was an Irish bank, and former building society which was merged into Ulster Bank in late 2009, ceasing trading in February 2010. It traditionally offered a range of mortgages (including subprime mortgages), savings, investment, pension and life assurance products, but from 2007 onwards, also offered credit cards, ATM accounts and current accounts as well as online banking and Laser/Maestro debit cards.
History.
First Active was founded in 1861 as the Workingman's Benefit Building Society. It was
a separate electoral roll for non-African voters was retained. In 1966, when Malawi became a one-party state, the separate electoral roll was abolished and the Nyasaland Constitutional Party was dissolved. Blackwood was one of the first nominated members of the National Assembly of Malawi, and sat with elected members from then until 1973, when he retired from active politics. During the period 1966 to 1973, he was Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee in the National Assembly.
Later life and honours.
In 1963,