News
19 Jun 2025
Banking still out of reach for many people with a learning disability - new report reveals
- Research from Project Nemo – sponsored by Nationwide - shows scale of financial exclusion: 32% don’t have a bank account in their own name and 72% need help with everyday spending
- 87% of adults with a learning disability risk financial harm through informal workarounds
- Project Nemo, Nationwide and Mencap urge financial sector to create parity by implementing inclusive banking
18 Jun 2025
Students admit to sharing personal information and intimate images as 1 in 4 fall victim to scams
- New research from Nationwide shows impact of fraud on students
- Purchase and WhatsApp scams top list of threats but blackmail and money mules rank highly
- Despite risks of fraud, 26% have shared private information while 17% have shared intimate images
- Building Society warns of growing trend of blackmail cases, especially in younger generations
- Real life examples of blackmail fraud (sextortion) can be seen in Notes to Editors
- 69% of students say it’s now harder to spot scams, worrying for parents and vulnerable people
18 Jun 2025
Nationwide pays £100 to over 4 million eligible members in a single day as Fairer Share rolls out
- Nationwide all but completes Fairer Share payments in first day of rollout, making it one of UK’s biggest payouts
- Fairer Share Payment sees over 4m eligible members with current account & qualifying savings or mortgage get £100
- Nationwide returns over £1bn to eligible members in 2025 through Fairer Share and £615 million Big Nationwide Thank You
11 Jun 2025
The Mortgage Works boosts support for landlords by reducing affordability stress rate
From today, The Mortgage Works is helping landlords to potentially borrow more by reducing its stress rate by 0.50% on new buy-to-let applications up to 65 per cent loan to value for:
- Five-year fixed rate terms, or
- Like for like remortgage (all fixed product terms)
04 Jun 2025
Nationwide cuts mortgage rates for new and existing customers
- For new and existing customers moving, rates start from 3.90%
29 May 2025
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
16 May 2025
Eurovision - One night, one bet, one regret: The rise of major event gambling
- Latest research by Nationwide shows more than 7 in 10 of people who gamble will bet more on major events this year than last
- One in ten have tried to stop gambling only to start again due to high-profile events
- 50 per cent of 18 to 24-year-olds say they hide their gambling for fear of judgement, embarrassment or because their partner doesn’t approve
- Nationwide and GambleAware urge anyone struggling with gambling to access support
15 May 2025
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
14 May 2025
Rightmove and Nationwide launch global-first property lending check
The UK’s largest property platform Rightmove, and the UK’s largest Building Society Nationwide have launched a global-first real-time digital feature, which helps potential home-buyers understand if a specific property they want to view is likely to be eligible for mortgage lending.