Northern Rock Reviews

There's a saying that if you owe the bank £100 then it is you that's in trouble but if you owe £1000 then it is they who are in trouble, which is exactly the case with Northern Rock, regardless of Richard bloody Branson, which is also some sort of business proverb n less The U.K and U.S economy upturn in the nineties was based on the ...  Read the complete review

I’ve been having some problems with Internet security and under advice I decided to move my almost insignificant funds from an Internet account into a more secure scheme. I thought of postal banking. My father bless his soul came up with Northern Rock. A building society that became a bank, it is now the 8th largest UK quoted bank by market ...  Read the complete review

We have had our mortgage with this bank for 30 months now and i couldn't be happier. They are nice to talk to we are always getting personalised mail explaining any new services any changes to their systems. In whole i have to say that Northern Rock are the best bank/ building society i have ever dealt with. If it weren't for the fact that ...  Read the complete review

Having taken the plunge and finally gone online with my HSBC current account I needed an online savings account. The idea of just transfering money online to my little slush fund appealed to me, after all I needed a safe home for all my new found ebay wealth! Also the thought of standing in a queue with a little passbook and the horror that is LT ...  Read the complete review

I am no fan of banks so will not go over the top - but NR are good! - Advantages: efficient, good product range - Disadvantages: none

Northern Rock jumped on the conversion bandwagon in 97 along with Halifax, A&L, Woolwhich and Bristol & West. It paid out a higher windfall on average to the others because it was smaller and had less members, and is now the smallest bank in the UK. A lot of people see being a small bank it does not have the facilities to serve customers as a ...  Read the complete review

Since the conversion of Northern Rock BS to PLC in 1997 it has introduced a whole range of NEW and competitive SAVINGS Plans and mortgages. I have been with Northern Rock since 1993 (prior to their conversion) and they have always offered fantastic rates on both mortgages and savings. It is now in a more favourable position as it has ...  Read the complete review