Product news

• Rate reductions on selected products between 80% and 95% Loan-to-Value for first-time buyers, home movers and those looking to remortgage
• Nationwide now offering sub-5% rates for first-time buyers and home movers at 95% LTV
• Nationwide also introducing a range of new £1,499 fee¹ products at 90% and 95% Loan-to-Value

Nationwide is launching a new children’s savings accounts aimed at helping parents or those with parental responsibility save for their children’s future and build healthy financial habits that will last a lifetime.

Nationwide is today (Monday 17 March) making two changes to its mortgage criteria as it looks to increase its support for more borrowers.

On Saturday 15 March, The Mortgage Works will be reducing rates by up to 0.30 percentage points across selected buy-to-let products for new customers with rates starting from 3.24%.

Nationwide Building Society is today (14 March 2025) launching Fixed Rate Online Bonds, Fixed Rate Branch Bonds and Fixed Rate Cash ISAs paying increased rates.

From 31 March 2025, Nationwide will withdraw its current market leading¹ switching incentive², which pays £175 to those switching their current account.

• For existing customers switching to a new deal and new customers remortgaging, rates start from 3.99%

Nationwide has lent to more first-time buyers than any other bank or building society in the UK by prioritising those looking to get on the housing ladder. 

Nationwide Building Society is today (14 February 2025) launching new Two-Year Fixed Rate Online Bonds, Fixed Rate Branch Bonds and Fixed Rate Cash ISAs.

• Research from Nationwide finds that 43% of Brits considered going away without travel insurance
• Top ten risky activities include watersports, skiing, quad biking, bungee jumping and skydiving
• £1.2k average cost of a declined claim– with 76% declined due to undeclared condition or no upgrade
• People aged 35-44 most likely to travel without travel insurance, with those aged 18-24 least likely

• 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

• 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