24 Nov 2021

• New Flex Regular Saver pays 2% - one of the highest savings rates in the market
• Account exclusively for current account members, available for a limited time only

23 Nov 2021

• Black Friday spending forecast to be 32% higher than pre-pandemic peak following 2020 dip 
• Nationwide members predicted to spend more than £251,000 per minute on Black Friday 
• 5pm to 12am the most popular time to make purchases on Black Friday 
• Research shows 36% worry about Xmas and 26% expect to be in more debt next year 
• People willing to pay more for items if they are made and delivered sustainably 
• LIVE DATA: CONSUMER SPENDING DATA TO BE AVAILABLE FOR MEDIA ON BLACK FRIDAY  

02 Nov 2021

• Nationwide’s Spending Report analyses 620m payments, with transactions rising 10% between Q2 and Q3
• Modest three per cent increase in total spend; down on previous quarterly rise of 14% as spending stabilises
• Essentials: Data shows a 4 per cent rise in household spend - transport, fuel, debt and utilities spend up
• Non-essentials: 12 per cent rise in discretionary spend - leisure, holiday, food & drink and fashion up
• Research reveals rising cost of living impacts financial wellbeing – 74% worried; with credit usage rising
• Contactless card payments jump by 14 per cent and mobile payments up by more than a third (34%)

29 Oct 2021

• Increasingly people are reporting being victims, with younger people seemingly more impacted 
• Despite rise in cases, just one in ten worry about being targeted by an impersonation scam 
• Two thirds answer unknown or withheld calls and a fifth don’t check emails properly or at all 
• Latest research continues Nationwide’s ongoing campaign to educate people about scams 
• Follows launch of Society’s new Scam Checker Service, available in branch or over telephone 

06 Oct 2021

• Nationwide launches The Landlord Works – a new platform offering support for all UK landlords
• Free online resource addresses the needs of landlords to help them manage properties and finances
• Introduction of The Landlord Works aims to further improve health of the private rented sector
• Aimed at fostering better landlords everywhere as 23% of private tenants live in ‘non-decent’ homes¹
• Complements The Mortgage Works, which continues to offer competitive buy-to-let mortgages