£100 present from Nationwide

[SerendipityJane]

seems not having shareholders isn't such a bad thing for customers. Fancy that ?

[DreamItDoIt]

I hope that savers who have been with them years, like me, move their savings. It will serve them right. We didn't set up an account with them for DS as they insisted we came into branch - he's at school fgs! So we went elsewhere (Santander) - a lifetime of banking lost.

Btw their rates aren't anything to write home about. Have a look on MSE for best rates, also look at Raisin as a savings platform, once setup it's easy to use.

[EversoDisorganised]

My DS got it because he has a student account with lower requirements in terms of money in and out than the normal flex account. But 17yo DD didn't get it because she hasn't got a student account yet and also doesn't have £500 in every month. So I am going to give her mine.

[Lcb123]

I got it today, very nice surprise!

[Oopsididitagaintomorrow]

@katseyes7 this is odd, i bank with Nationwide and regularly add new payees, added my bin cleaner yesterday online.

In response to main thread - myself and DH had our emails this morning. Quite chuffed tbh with you

[IamSlave]

My dc is 15 and had 300 in account for her age with card and 16000 in an isa m

[feeona123]

Me and my husband will be getting £100 each. Pity my kids won’t get it who aren’t old enough for a current account.

[IamSlave]

Look

I twas a lovely surprise but we are supposed to be own nation wide. They spend millions recently on new customers...

We vote or are supposed to very year to keep them a build society...

Over all I think they are shit. I've been with them as have my parents since 9 years old and they wouldn't give me a current account.

[AlmostGreenFingers]

@DreamItDoIt

Been a customer for over 30 years, didn't get this so presumably I don't qualify. So, no, thus isn't about rewarding customers, they've clearly done their calcs and probably worked out how to get great publicity whilst giving the minimum out.

To be honest out if all the people I bank with their systems are the must antiquated.

Same here, a member for about 25 years yet apparently I don’t fit the bill. I shall be closing my accounts, on principle.

[TreesAtSea]

@DreamItDoIt

I hope that savers who have been with them years, like me, move their savings. It will serve them right. We didn't set up an account with them for DS as they insisted we came into branch - he's at school fgs! So we went elsewhere (Santander) - a lifetime of banking lost.

Btw their rates aren't anything to write home about. Have a look on MSE for best rates, also look at Raisin as a savings platform, once setup it's easy to use.

Agree. This is the push I need to do just that. Posted above about being with them almost 45 yrs, with savings and mortgage accounts, yet clearly I'm not considered worthy enough. Any pretence they have of mutuality or ethical behaviour has well and truly gone out the window this time.

[IamSlave]

Every time I ve gone to remortgage Id ridiculous quote way above any were else


I'm went for isa once __

[Groovee]

Whoops I deleted the email without reading, but have found it and I’m getting it. Thanks to this thread or else I’d be thinking why do I have money from nationwide 🤣

[IamSlave]

And they tried to flog me life ausurance telling 6 me how awful it wouid be if I died.
"
I looked her in the eye and said" you don't need to tell me. My mother died etc " and she didn't flinch and tried yo continue flogging.

[IamSlave]

@DreamItDoIt they made 2 billion profit.

Pay the or to brass ridiculous rates

It's suposed to be owned by us.

My dd has about 16 grand in an isa.

In moving it

[TreesAtSea]

@IamSlave

Look

I twas a lovely surprise but we are supposed to be own nation wide. They spend millions recently on new customers...

We vote or are supposed to very year to keep them a build society...

Over all I think they are shit. I've been with them as have my parents since 9 years old and they wouldn't give me a current account.

Well said. Of course people who benefit from this are pleased, I would be too, but this isn't what being a mutual society is about.

[katseyes7]

Oopsididitagaintomorrow I've just tried again to add my Halifax current account as a payee onto my Nationwide online banking. It won't allow me to do it without a card reader, which l don't have, l always get the text verification code, but apparently that isn't sufficient. I'd need to go into a branch to add my own bank account as a payee, which is ridiculous in this day and age.

[FlyingNorth]

I'd need to go into a branch to add my own bank account as a payee

@katseyes7 you can get a card reader in the branch, I've got three or four knocking around.

Agree the criteria are unfair if you have savings with them but no current account. They have to draw a line somewhere, but that's not the way to do it.

[Æthelred]

I missed out by about a tenner - I had £89 in a savings account and a qualifying current account. I've closed two accounts - the savings account and the credit card and the current account is being switched at the end of the month so I don't miss out on that supermarket cashback they were offering recently - they owe me a tenner. I have never felt so angry and resentful towards a financial institution and I will go out of my way to avoid Nationwide and its members in future.

[katseyes7]

FlyingNorth I've got one (somewhere, but never used the thing) - I just think it's a daft thing to have to use in this day and age.
My other online banking account (Halifax) is really easy and user friendly by comparison. I don't know any other bank that requires you to have a card reader.
I've been with Nationwide since l was teenager, but seriously thinking about moving my account elsewhere, l really don't like their online banking system, it's very old fashioned and not user friendly at all.

[LittleBearPad]

I will go out of my way to avoid Nationwide and its members in future.

Its members? Will you be checking friends banking arrangements?

[EversoDisorganised]

I keep my cardreader somewhere that it is easy to find so no problems there but agree they are a bit old hat now. Barclays converted to a virtual card reader on their app some time ago.

[thebestsellingshow]

I have a current account and a savings account and got the email! So pleased, I'm going to put it away for some treats over the summer hols. I was impressed that you only had to have £100 in the savings account at the end of any day in March. I move money in there every month on pay day with good intentions, then transfer it back a couple of weeks later . Have told DH to do the same in case they do it again!

[Æthelred]

@LittleBearPad

I will go out of my way to avoid Nationwide and its members in future.

Its members? Will you be checking friends banking arrangements?

LOL - probably not if you put it in those terms but I am selling a flat and I am angry enough to refuse to deal with any potential buyer with a Nationwide mortgage!

[thecatsmeows]

I've been a customer for 23 years, two current accounts and a savings account...however I'm now disabled and have nothing to save. Didn't get it. Fuck them, I could have done with it far more than anyone with savings. Think I'll change bank.

[DecommissionedVag]

I've just checked in my app and I should be getting it too. That's a nice little surprise!

[queenofcrypto]

I can see this really pissing some people off and having them move banks/building societies - myself included.

Customer for 13 years. Current account + savings account but didn't put enough into the savings account as don't use it too much. This is fuck all to do with loyalty. If you had opened an account with them from March 2023 and ticked a few boxes for a couple of months and get be eligible for the £100. Makes no sense.