Nationwide Building Society Reviews

I have been a customer with Nationwide for roughly 7 years now. For most of this time I have rarely had a need to contact my bank at all. I was at school and then at university and so only had a small amount of money and only used my account to withdraw money and for my employees to pay into it. So for those 7 years I had no ...  Read the complete review

I have used the Nationwide for many years and its customer service has got gradually worse, this is not the fault of the staff, but the terrible systems it uses, the management are to blame, how can they get it so very wrong? For example while in France my partner & I used our flex account cards to withdraw cash, OK the first ...  Read the complete review

OVERVIEW Being a first time buyer I opted to take my first mortgage out with Nationwide as they offered a very competitive rate. When I took my mortgage out, the financial advisor recommended that I buy a Mortgage Payment Protection Insurance policy. Given the state of the economy and growing threat of redundancy, I thought this ...  Read the complete review

FIRST THEY ARE UNDERSTANDING After fleeing an abusive relationship in 2001 and moving to another side of the country without a bank account or much ID, I realised it would be very difficult to get an account of any kind. I had heard good things about Nationwide and so went to speak to them to see what they could do for me. ...  Read the complete review

I have had my accounts with Nationwide for about 10 years, I stared of with a kids savings account called a 'Smart Account' this was great because I got a grown up card and a pin so I could use the cash machines which at the time a lot of my friends couldn't. My parents were happy for me to have this as there was no chip and ...  Read the complete review

*Review edited to give further information, more than just a 'rant' as commented on* Features of current account (flexaccount): - Online banking - Minimum payments of £500 per month to qualify for debit card and must have exceptional credit rating (must also be over 18) - Overdraft available (must be ...  Read the complete review

I have been with nationwide, literally my whole banking life. I believe that is since i was about 4, when my mum opened a savings accounts, then had a childs account when i was about 9. However, i have tried out other banks during the years of growing up, including Barclays and Natwest, and let me tell you, none of them come close to as ...  Read the complete review

I opened a Nationwide FlexAccount back in 2006, as I was going to be living in Russia for a few months, and wanted to be able to get money out abroad without paying fees or commission! When I opened the account I signed up to internet banking and opened an e-savings account. This meant that if I had any money in the account I ...  Read the complete review

I banked with Nationwide since I was a child (i am now in my late twenties) and have never had a problem with them up until about 2 years ago, or the beginning of the 'credit crunch'. Basically my situation was as follows: I had a credit card with them with about £1000 on it which I was paying off at a reasonable ...  Read the complete review

The Reading branch is a well presented branch which looks modern and has had a face lift when comparing to some other Nationwides in the area. The facelift has also meant the store has got some quick self service machines useful for deposits of cheques or cash and they can be used with either a card account or a passbook account which I ...  Read the complete review

I have been a nationwide customer for around 20 years and although I have had problems in the past I have to say they are a great company. Our local branch is very friendly and personal and there is never a very long queue. From what T remember they were also one of the first banks to have a quick pay in machine which is ...  Read the complete review

I have held a current account and savings account with Nationwide for around 10 years now, so have a reasonable amount of experience of their services in these departments. Nationwide offer free current accounts, and it is one of these that I use for my day to day spending and direct debits. Their current accounts have some ...  Read the complete review

I have recently paid off my mortgage with Nationwide Building Society so thought a review of their service was appropriate. Being a first time buyer, I took the advice of a financial advisor and chose a flexible tracker mortgage. I did not realise at the time just what a benefit this would be. The mortgage was arranged with no contact ...  Read the complete review

I admit, my first intention if opening up a Nationwide Flex account was to use (and abuse) their cheap rates of withdrawing money abroad (free within Europe and 0.84% outside), but I was pleasantly surprised by them. When opening the account, they were very interested in what I'm doing (I'm emigrating later in the year) and were very ...  Read the complete review

I have held my account with Nationwide for some nine years now, and unlike another bank that I hold accounts with (HSBC), I've never felt like they're just using me as another means to get as much money out of me with the minimum amount of input from their side. It's rarely very often that you look forward to speaking to call ...  Read the complete review

I have been a member of the Nationwide since I was a youngster (parents had my savings account with them) and so it was a natural progression to stay with them. I had my 'smart' account with them for my teenage years and then I moved onto their 'flex account' which is the debit card account. Nationwide is the biggest building ...  Read the complete review

I have been a loyal customer of Nationwide for many years- when ISAs were first introduced I went to them and until this year had stayed with them ever since. My 2009/2010 ISA is with another provider as I felt let down by Nationwide. I am not stupid, I know interest rates have been in a steady decline, but I was more than shocked to ...  Read the complete review

In the current economic climate, banking and your money can be a scary subject. However, I have been with Nationwide for approximately 44 years and I couldn't be happier! Every week you seem to hear of another bank or building society in trouble, but as of yet I have not heard Nationwide in the news. I currently have my joint current ...  Read the complete review

The Nationwide Building Society is the largest building society in the world. It recently merged with The Portman and is in discussions for a possible merger with The Derbyshire and The Cheshire Building Societies. It is the only UK Building Society with full cheque clearing status. It is a "mutual" which means ...  Read the complete review

Overview ------------ Nationwide is a well known bank in the UK. It has an outlet in nearly every town across the country. Incentives ------------- Not much at the moment but then again not many banks are offering good deals for borrowers or savers due to the credit crunch. Isas are probably the best bet at ...  Read the complete review