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Cash usage rises for third year as Brits continue to value money in their pockets
- Cash usage rises for third year in a row with nearly 33 million withdrawals made from Nationwide ATMs last year
- Withdrawals by non-Nationwide customers up 16 per cent- highlighting impact of bank branch and ATM closures
- ATMs not just for withdrawals as nearly half of transactions including mini-statements or paying bills
- Nationwide ATMs in Chiswick, Shotton and Fakenham see biggest rises in withdrawals
Ghost of Christmas overdraft: Festive season brings surge in Brits dipping into their buffer
- December and January peak months for overdraft use due to festive spend, new research from Nationwide shows
- Nationwide introduces £50 interest-free overdraft buffer in time for Christmas
- Takes sting out of dipping into overdraft, with 1 in 4 Nationwide customers going into red by £50 or less each month
- Brits spend 12 days a month in overdraft with top reasons being overspending and higher than normal bills
Nationwide customers can borrow up to £20,000 interest free to green their homes
- Nationwide incentivises energy efficiency by increasing max loan size on Green Additional Borrowing to £20k
- Customers can now apply for enhanced green borrowing as soon as their mortgage has completed
- Comes as Nationwide publishes new report highlighting ways to encourage home decarbonisation
- Nationwide urges government to do more to encourage retrofitting through education, incentives & grants
Nationwide offers big boost to first-time buyers
- First major lender to offer first-time buyers ability to borrow six times income up to 95% Loan-to-Value
- Enables couple earning £50k to borrow £300k towards first home – c£75k more than standard lending
- Nationwide becomes first big lender to offer sub-5% rate at 95% LTV for first-time buyers as it cuts rates
- Nationwide also increases max loan sizes, including up to £750k between 90% and 95% Loan-to-Value
- “Putting first-time buyers first” the latest demonstration of the value of being a Nationwide member
Nationwide helps customers with communication difficulties to 'Speak Easy' in all branches
- UK’s largest branch network rolls out ‘Speak Easy’, a custom-made set of printed cards with phrases and pictures, to support face-to-face interactions
- Nationwide first high-street banking provider to offer this type of dedicated support in branch for those with communication difficulties
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07 Jan 2025
Cash usage rises for third year as Brits continue to value money in their pockets
- Cash usage rises for third year in a row with nearly 33 million withdrawals made from Nationwide ATMs last year
- Withdrawals by non-Nationwide customers up 16 per cent- highlighting impact of bank branch and ATM closures
- ATMs not just for withdrawals as nearly half of transactions including mini-statements or paying bills
- Nationwide ATMs in Chiswick, Shotton and Fakenham see biggest rises in withdrawals
03 Jan 2025
Struggling Households Urged To Get Support As New Year Debt Is Set To Peak
- January 2025 debt set to be highest on record while higher energy costs and tax returns will pile on more pressure
- Nationwide data shows debt repayments 4% higher this year vs 2023 as people borrowed more ahead of Christmas
- Debt has risen since the pandemic: customers repaid £796m of debt in January 2024 – 43% more than 2021
- But not all doom and gloom as Brits prepare to banish January blues by booking holidays in the New Year
- Nationwide urges those struggling financially to get in touch with their bank or building society for support
03 Jan 2025
Nationwide adjusts savings rates following Bank Rate decrease
Nationwide has announced adjustments to savings rates in response to the Bank of England Bank Rate decrease of 0.25% on 7 November. Rates affected will change as of 1 February 2025.
19 Dec 2024
Nationwide enhancing support as research shows impact of everday gambling
- Nationwide’s gambling block and industry partnerships aimed at tackling problem gambling
- Nationwide first to join Gambling Harm Actions Lab to enhance gambling support for customers
- 11% of gamblers bet daily, 28% hide their habit and 4% have lost more than £1k on a single bet, poll shows
- But research also highlights one in five would refuse to seek help if their gambling became an issue
- Younger people most likely to bet daily, spend the most, and more likely to hide their gambling
13 Dec 2024
Product Update - Triple Access Saver/ISA & Flex Instant Access
Nationwide is today (13 December 2024) launching new issues of its Triple Access and Flex Instant Access accounts.
12 Dec 2024
Parents Rethink Work And Family As Childcare Costs Soar 18 Percent
- Average household spending over £600 per month on childcare but a third considering giving up work
- Cost of childcare rated as ‘expensive’ by 79% of respondents with just 16% saying costs are ‘about right’
- 60 per cent say that the cost of childcare has put them off having any further children
- Research found that children are attending a childcare setting on average 3.5 days per week
