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Nationwide returns £2.8 billion to members as it announces third Fairer Share Payment
- Nationwide announces £2.8bn of member value as it reports full year results
- Includes £1bn of direct payments to eligible members and £1.8bn in better than average rates and incentives
- New Fairer Share Payment means over 4m eligible members with current account & qualifying savings or mortgage get £100
- Launch of new market leading 5% Member Exclusive Bond and a £200 member switching incentive
- Nationwide number one for customer service for 13th year running amongst peers
Boost for borrowers as Nationwide reduces affordability stress rates
- Reduction in stress rates following FCA’s rule clarification allows applicants to borrow on average £28k more
- Change provides boost for all buyer types, notably for remortgage, making it easier to move to Nationwide
- Stress rates also cut for Helping Hand, helping more first-time buyers borrow up to six times income
- Comes as Nationwide continues to push for review of the Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee Loan-to-Income flow limit to unlock the full potential of the rule clarification
#Sunshineguilt gets Brits booking hols and gardening in hottest March for over a century
- New data shows how #sunshineguilt spending shot up in warmest March in 115 years
- Nationwide data shows gardening spend in March up 95% compared to February, and up 26% year on year
- DIY spending was up 17% compared to February, and up 7% versus March last year
- March also ushered in an increase in holiday and airline spend - up 15 per cent compared to February and up 9% on March 2024
Nationwide becomes the first building society to achieve ‘Advanced’ mental health accessibility rating
- The Money and Mental Health Policy Institute has awarded Nationwide an advanced rating through its Mental Health Accessible programme for essential services firms.
- Nationwide is the first building society to gain this rating - which is the second of three levels firms can achieve through the programme.
- This follows a comprehensive review by the charity assessing the accessibility of their services for customers with mental health problems.
- The award recognises the tangible steps Nationwide has taken to support its customers with mental health problems, and the progress it has made after working with Money and Mental Health to make their services more accessible.
1 in 4 snared by ticket scams as peak FOMO sets in due to imminent Glastonbury resale
- As Glastonbury festival ticket resale looms, high demand and low availability create perfect storm for scammers, warns Nationwide
- New research reveals 1 in 4 (25%) have fallen victim to ticket scams, losing £82 on average
- A staggering 51 per cent of Brits would consider buying tickets from questionable sources
- Nearly 1 in 5 (18%) young people (aged 25-34) are more likely to take risks as big events approach
- Two in five (40%) 25-34-year-olds are willing to knowingly buy fake tickets to secure a spot
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15 Jul 2025
Nationwide expands first-time buyer mortgages support after regulator relaxes high loan-to-income rules
- UK’s top lender to first-time buyers eases criteria for Helping Hand mortgage boost that lends up to 6 x income
- Follows move from Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) to enable more high loan-to-income (LTI) lending
- Sole applicants using Helping Hand now need £30k income (down £5k); joint applicants £50k (also £5k less)
- Nationwide applies to PRA to expand high LTI lending, expected to help 10,000 more buyers annually
09 Jul 2025
Nationwide welcomes new announcement that could unlock access to homeownership
- Nationwide aiming to increase its high loan-to-income lending limit
- Additional flexibility could enable Nationwide to help an additional 10k first-time buyers per year
- Nationwide had called for a review of the LTI cap for a number of years as a way of increasing homeownership
- Dame Debbie Crosbie, Nationwide CEO, said: “This is good news for first-time buyers, and is also a boost to the UK’s housebuilding ambition and the wider economy.”
02 Jul 2025
The Mortgage Works continues to cut rates across new business and switcher range
On Thursday 03 July, The Mortgage Works (TMW) is reducing selected Buy to Let rates for new and existing customers by up to 0.35 percentage points, with rates starting from 2.79%.
01 Jul 2025
Nationwide cuts mortgage rates for first time buyers, new and existing customers
- For first time buyers, rates start from 3.94%
- For new and existing customers moving, rates start from 3.81%
01 Jul 2025
Nationwide’s FlexStudent account back by popular demand – with £100 cashback, Just Eat vouchers, overdrafts up to £3k and voucher referrals
- 12 months of Just Eat vouchers worth £120, and £100 cash payment, available on accounts opened from 1 July
- Students can bag an extra £40 in vouchers for referring up to two friends (£20 a time)
- Brings total incentives up to a maximum of £260 or £280 if you are the friend who was referred! *
- FlexStudent also offers interest-free, fee-free overdrafts up to £3k and commission-free purchases & withdrawals abroad
