Advantages: No bank charges; competitive interest rates
Disadvantages: None

...I have been a satisfied customer with Nationwide for about 12 years. When I got married, I set up a joint FlexAccount with the Nationwide with my husband. This is a current account which offers cheque book and Visa debit card facilities but which also pays interest for accounts in credit. The fact that this was a current account which also paid interest was what attracted us to this account in the first place. What has kept us with the Nationwide is that in an age of exorbitant bank charges, there are no charges with this account as long as it is in credit. The other useful feature is that since the account is administered centrally in Swindon, there is no real advantage in moving branches if you move to another part of the country. When the Nationwide brought out its online account, we signed up very quickly... Read review

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Advantages: Great internet Banking
Disadvantages: none

...I read a review on nationwide which said it didn't have good internet banking. I would beg to differ, perhaps the four years since it was written has given them time to improve! First point out of the way and onto my full review. Nationwide, a company well known for it's charitable atributes. It sponsors Swindon football team, their youth teams and is well known for it's donations. It's also one of the best employers, I challenge you to find an under staffed branch! I applied and got rejected due to competition! But in my experience of 3 banks and building societies this is the best. -------------------------------------- Advice -------------------------------------- I'm about to go to university and need to save up. There's been lots of bonds in my name which just matured, in various bank accounts. So I popped into my... Read review

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