Nationwide - Press Releases

Olympic success buoys Consumer Confidence

3 Sep 2008

Sentiment about current economic situation remains gloomy... ...but views on the future economic situation see a slight improvement Consumers still wary of current and future employment situation Please see the Consumer Confidence site for more informa.....

Savings habits start young and die hard

3 Sep 2008

New research* from Nationwide Building Society reveals the impact saving as a child has on adults� saving behaviour. Just over half (56%) of consumers questioned saved as a child and, of those that did, 71% save regularly now. This is over one and a half times the number of consumers who didn�t save as a child, saving regularly now (45%). Als.....

Go back to last year�s prices

1 Sep 2008

Nationwide Building Society has today launched a new promotion for people switching their home insurance to the Society. With effect from today, Monday 1 September 2008, Nationwide promises to beat what customers paid for their home insurance last year, on an equivalent basis*, or refund the difference up to �100. New customers who choose to s.....

Nationwide urges consumers to check the small print

1 Sep 2008

Nationwide, which launches a new credit card balance transfer offer from 4 September 2008, is urging consumers who are considering making a balance transfer to check how their new credit card provider will allocate their repayments, so that they can avoid unnecessary interest charges. Customers who open a Nationwide Classic or Gold credit card .....

House prices continue to fall in August

28 Aug 2008

The price of a typical house fell by 1.9% in August More borrowers opt for fixed rate loans to protect their payments in uncertain times Gloomy Governor opens the door to rate cuts