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Nationwide Building Society is reducing rates on its switcher mortgage products by up to 0.35 percentage points. Switcher products are available to Nationwide mortgage members coming to the end of their existing deal and looking for a new one.

• Nationwide Spending Report shows overall spending up 8% year on year and transactions up 10%
• Annual growth the same in June across both essential and non-essential spending
• Consumer poll: 57% worried about personal finances/ability to cover essentials - lowest level this year
• Average household has around £289 spare money each month to spend on themselves
• 42% say the amount of spare money they have each month has decreased since last year

The results of the voting at Nationwide Building Society's Annual General Meeting (AGM) held online today, Wednesday 19 July 2023, are detailed below.

• Nationwide donates over £9.6 million to charity - up by more than a third from previous year  
• Increased donations come at a time charities need it most due to pressure on household finances 
• Social Impact report demonstrates Britain’s biggest building society’s commitment to good causes 

Nationwide Building Society is today (19 July 2023) launching new Fixed Rate Online Bonds, Fixed Rate Branch Bonds and Fixed Rate ISAs.

Nationwide Building Society is today announcing increases on all its on and off-sale variable rate savings accounts by up to 0.80 per cent – with most increases effective from 14 July 2023¹.

Nationwide Building Society is today announcing increases on some of its most popular on and off-sale variable rate savings accounts as well as increasing the revert to rate on the FlexDirect current account. The changes are effective from 1 July 2023.

• Nationwide reaffirms its Branch Promise to at least 2026 to support and serve the UK’s local communities
• Debbie Crosbie, Nationwide CEO: “We give customers a choice of how they manage their money”
• Research from Nationwide highlights that the majority of people (77%) value or depend on branches*
• Extension endorsed by SaveTheHighStreet.org with call for more big brands to make bold commitment

• Nationwide Spending Report shows overall spending up 5% year on year and transactions up 7%
• Essential and non-essential spending gap narrows as people spend more on themselves
• Consumer poll highlights fall in those worried about personal finances and ability to cover essentials
• Brits determined to have a summer of fun as many see holiday and days out as essential spending
• Average holiday spend of £1,491, but Brits staying in UK or opting for short haul to keep costs down

From today (9 June 2023), Nationwide Building Society will return to lending at 95 per cent loan to value (LTV) on non-new build flats.

The Mortgage Works (TMW) is tomorrow (7 June) returning to lending at 80% loan-to-value (LTV) on its buy to let, let to buy and limited company range of mortgages. At the same time TMW is simplifying its affordability criteria.

• Home Energy Efficiency Tool gives homeowners information on how to make green home improvements
• Tool provides an overview of measures that could be taken to save money and improve home’s EPC rating
• Launches alongside Society’s 0% Green Additional Borrowing to help existing customers finance improvements