‘I’m down to one option’: bank customers left frustrated by latest closures Apps intended to replace branches have been hit by outages, as a poll finds most Britons want high street services The Guardian - UK · Jun 6
Bulletin AM briefing: Major blaze in southeast London and new Ebola warning Here’s five of the biggest stories this morning The Independent UK · Jun 5
Nationwide makes life-saving changes to hundreds of high street branches IN FULL The Independent UK · Jun 5
Defibrillators and bleed control kits to be installed in Nationwide branches The building society said life-saving training will also be offered to staff and communities. Evening Standard · Jun 4
Major high street bank rolls out defibrillators and bleed control kits across 605 branches St John Ambulance is also working alongside Nationwide to offer life-saving training to 4,000 members of staff as well as local communities The Independent UK · Jun 4
UK house prices fall for first time this year amid rising mortgage rates Nationwide finds typical price was £278,024 in May, as Savills says Iran war has ‘fundamentally changed’ outlook The Guardian - UK · Jun 1
Average UK house price fell by 0.6% month-on-month in May, says Nationwide The decrease in average property values was the first month-on-month fall seen so far this year, Nationwide Building Society said. Evening Standard · Jun 1
UK house prices fall for first time in 2026 creating strongest buyers’ market for years as Iran war pressures owners Mortgage rates will dictate the pace of the market in the months ahead The Independent UK · Jun 1
Oil price rises to $97 a barrel as ‘Iran stops exchanging messages with US’ – as it happened British house prices fell 0.6% in May, leaving them 1.7% higher than a year earlier, Nationwide reports The Guardian - UK · Jun 1
Nationwide customer seeking election to board hits out at lender for ‘unfair’ treatment James Sherwin-Smith says field tilted against him after decision to give members ‘quick vote’ against candidacy The Guardian - UK · May 29
Nationwide pressed to address ‘emerging governance issues’ as AGM looms Labour MP writes to chair amid concerns building societies are overusing quick votes and failing to add members to boards The Guardian - UK · May 24
‘Tracker mortgages are back’ – but is one the right choice for you? The uncertain interest rate outlook is making tracker deals popular again. We look at the pros and cons of both types of loan The Guardian - UK · May 23
Who is eligible for Nationwide’s fairer share payment – and how much will people get? IN FULL The Independent UK · May 21
What is the Nationwide Fairer Share payment? Bank shares update on payment date and how to check if you qualify Millions of Nationwide customers are set to receive a £100 payment The Independent UK · May 21
Evening Standard · May 21 Nationwide Fairer Share payments: who is eligible and how much will people get? Britain’s biggest building society has announced details of the latest Fairer Share windfall, with a wave of payments being made to customers soon.
Evening Standard · May 21 Nationwide to overtake Lloyds to have UK’s biggest branch network next month The building society expects its chain of 696 branches will soon be the largest as it also announced plans to hand out a new £100 bonus to members.
The Independent UK · May 21 Lloyds to lose title of UK’s biggest branch network to rival bank ‘Tide is turning’ as in-person banking is apparently regaining popularity
The Independent UK · May 21 Nationwide pledges £100 cash handout to members after ‘stellar’ year More people than ever are choosing Nationwide, says CEO Debbie Crosbie
Evening Standard · May 21 Nationwide profits down as millions of customers to get new £100 bonus The building society made a pre-tax profit of £1.49 billion for the year to the end of March, down from the £2.3 billion it made last year.
The Guardian - UK · May 17 Will a Nationwide customer’s boardroom challenge shake up UK corporate governance? A decade after Theresa May spoke of radical reform, the mutual is facing a bid that is testing the limits of democracy
Evening Standard · May 13 Nationwide gives abuse survivors ability to hide harmful payment messages in app From Thursday, Nationwide customers will be able to hide payment references on incoming transfers in the society’s app, taking power from abusers.
The Independent UK · May 13 Royal Mint launches rainbow prism coins celebrating legendary rock band Pink Floyd The band has joined David Bowie and Freddie Mercury in the Royal Mint’s ‘music legends’ series
The Independent UK · May 13 Nationwide launches new banking app feature to hide abusive payment references The move is aimed at safeguarding survivors