16 Aug 2022

• Two thirds of university students behind or struggling to pay their rent or accommodation costs
• Nearly three quarters have borrowed from family to pay for essentials such as food and rent in last year
• Nationwide giving £10 to housing charity Shelter for every new FlexStudent current account opened

08 Aug 2022

• More than half of people have had a knock on their door offering to do work on their homes
• 18% received an email invoice for work but 35% don’t know fraudsters can intercept messages
• One in five have had email hacked, while nearly a quarter (24%) have been victim of email hacks
• 21% have authorised a payment that has been flagged as suspicious by bank or building society
• Nationwide’s Scam Checker Service allows members to check a payment before making it

02 Aug 2022

• Households cutting back as ability to shop around for cheaper fuel is limited, Nationwide poll shows
• Despite reducing spending, many are having to use savings and credit cards to pay for fuel
• More than eight in ten people are more worried about their finances than they were a year ago
• Nationwide launches dedicated cost-of-living hotline to help members struggling financially

01 Aug 2022

• £100 cashback available for limited time to students opening FlexStudent from 1 August
• £10 to be given to housing charity Shelter for every student account opened from today
• Account continues to offer students interest-free, fee-free overdrafts of up to £3,000
• Students will continue to move to Society’s FlexGraduate account after finishing university

25 Jul 2022

• Nationwide Spending Report shows drop across essential and non-essential expenditure and transactions
• Nearly all non-essential categories fall in June with biggest drops in gardening, gambling and subscriptions
• Spending on fuel and electric vehicle charging only ‘essentials’ category to see a spending increase in June
• Spending Report suggests households feeling the pinch and comes as Nationwide launches new hotline