Nationwide Building Society > Reviews

Advantages: Branches everywhere, good web site, great rates
Disadvantages: Staff are younger than me, cues are long on Saturdays

SO WHY NATIONWIDE …………… I have been a loyal customer to Nationwide for a grand total of err, dare I say it – 36 years. Yes, since the day I was born my dad deposited a pound a week in the savings scheme at that time. It’s been around longer than I have and dad used to save there when he was a knee high to a grass hopper and he’s 72 years young now! Nationwide is still a mutual, which means it’s owned by its members, so to speak. This doesn’t ... Read review

Advantages: Reassurance if something unexpected happens you
Disadvantages: You may not need it but is that a risk you are willing to take

...trends in the NHS. HOW DOES NATIONWIDE HEALTH INSURANCE HELP? Should you suddenly contract one of the illness listed in the policy (please read policy document: illnesses include: cancer, kidney failure, stroke and heart attack plus others), you will receive the Critical Illness Cover. This is a lump sum which is exempt from both income tax or capital gains tax. THE SMALL PRINT As with all policy documents there are a number of conditions ... Read review

Advantages: none
Disadvantages: try to take all you have

...at the end of 2003 nationwide were very quick in chasing me for payment. i explained my position and offerd a payment i could aford. they took no consideration in my situation and sent a representitive to my house who totally humilliated me in front of my family. further to this 1 week later the same rep turned up at my house and discussed all my financial matters with my wife who is not even on the loan aggreement.(breaking the Data protection ... Read review

Advantages: None
Disadvantages: Keep well away

...of these lenders, including the NATIONWIDE BUILDING SOCIETY behave like racketeering, disreputable and dishonest back street money lenders, MASQUERADING as respectable High Street financial institutions. The NATIONWIDE BUILDING SOCIETY carelessly and recklessly lost customer data last year, but didn't inform the customers concerned for months! When they did inform the customers, they had the arrogance to say that customers should take good care ... Read review