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The nation’s favourite student account – Nationwide FlexStudent – is back, offering £100 cash, £120 of Just Eat vouchers and overdrafts up to £3k

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 06:11:00 Z

Nationwide’s FlexStudent’s offer is back - 12 months of Just Eat vouchers worth £120, and £100 cash payment, available on accounts opened from 15 July
FlexStudent also offers interest-free, fee-free overdrafts up to £3k and commission-free purchases & withdrawals abroad
Nationwide won 48% of UK’s student accounts and served up over half a million (528,000) takeaways to freshers
New Limited edition card designs – three colours, issued at random (images available)

Nationwide backs capital reform to unlock over £40 billion of new lending and drive economic growth

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 08:14:00 Z

Proposed capital reforms would provide over £40bn of potential new lending for mortgages and businesses
Review of leverage ratio framework would support economic growth while maintaining resilience
More proportionate rules would better reflect the low-risk nature of building society lending

New research reveals around half of low-income families face added debt and hardship as school safety net ends for summer

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 23:00:00 Z

New polling shows urgent crisis facing low-income families during weeks without school support, and how parents are likely to borrow to cover costs.
Without school safety net around two-thirds of parents polled are concerned about paying essential bills, childcare costs or children’s activities this summer.
Around half are likely to use Payday loans; extend an overdraft; or sell something to cover costs with many saying the most likely use of funds is to buy food.
Action for Children’s Family Clubs Programme, funded by Nationwide, offers a lifeline for families in poverty, particularly during the summer break.
Nationwide’s Better Off Indicator identifies over £100 million in annual unclaimed benefits since launch in June 2025 and is available for anyone to use.

Product Update: Fixed Rate Cash ISAs

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 23:00:00 Z

Nationwide appoints Kim Dickinson as Lead Product Manager for Intermediaries to further strengthen broker support

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 10:14:00 Z

Nationwide is today pleased to announce the appointment of Kim Dickinson as its new Lead Product Manager for Intermediaries, further strengthening its intermediary relationships team at a time of continued focus on supporting the broker community.

Nationwide makes further rate cuts across its mortgage range

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 13:15:00 Z

Rate cuts of up to 0.19 percentage points across Nationwide’s fixed rate mortgage range
Selected tracker mortgage rate cuts by up to 0.12 percentage points
First-time buyers, home movers and those looking for a new mortgage deal will benefit from these latest cuts

The Mortgage Works cuts switcher rates for existing customers

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 13:37:00 Z

The Mortgage Works will be reducing rates by up to 0.25 percentage points across selected buy-to-let and limited company buy-to-let products for existing customers. The new rates will be effective from tomorrow, Saturday 27 June.

The Mortgage Works cuts buy-to-let rates for third time in June

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:16:00 Z

The Mortgage Works is cutting rates (effective from tomorrow, Friday 26 June) by up to 0.25 percentage points on selected one, two and five-year fixed rate products. This is the third time that The Mortgage Works has cut rates for customers this month.

Nationwide cuts mortgage rates by up to 0.25%

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:15:00 Z

Reductions for new and existing customers across first-time buyer, home mover, remortgage and switcher ranges
Third time that Nationwide has cut mortgage rates in June
Nationwide’s lowest fixed rate now 4.19% for new and existing customers looking to move home

Nationwide responds to government's homebuying reforms

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 21:30:00 Z

Commenting on the reforms to the homebuying process announced by the government, Henry Jordan, Nationwide’s Group Director of Mortgages, said: