Farewell, Nationwide.

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knightfox wrote: »

There are some changes to the way the accounts are running from the 1st November. So I can only presume thats why the 'upgrade' was last weekend. Although if people continue to run their accounts as they should, ie pay out money they have, then no one will notice.

Not so sure that it was an " upgrade ", I cannot see any difference to the site.

Why do they need to close the site on such a regular basis? ... others do not.


BTW, I run my account properly.

knightfox

Inactive wrote: »

Not so sure that it was an " upgrade ", I cannot see any difference to the site.

Why do they need to close the site on such a regular basis? ... others do not.


BTW, I run my account properly.

Nationwide is changing the account facilities from the 1 November, also next summer. That is why I presume they needed down time.The site still the same, just the back office. It wasnt an upgrade as such just a change of the way that they do things. If you have a current account I dont think at the moment people are going to see anything different.

I had to order a new debit card. Which I recieved over the weekend. I was at home on Monday and this included the changes that are happening. I was not refering to you as a person, just quickly reading what they had sent me.

System

A quick check of the sort code given on the Halifax website (80-20-45) would give you your answer...

adindas wrote: »

Dear Hen Len

I have not tried it with Halifax Clarity Card. Someone needs to try it, informs us his experience and we will learn it from there. I have read a lot of people in this forum are suggesting this method to avoid paying interest. Presumably they have tried it, I do not know. But from Lloyds TSB to Halifax account (not Halifax Credit Card) it is instant FP, have not actualy tried from Lloyds TSB to Halifax Clarity Card. We could easily experiment it by sending £1.00 and see how long will it take. Someone want to try it and tell us their experience ??

But I have tried it a few times with Santander Zero Card. I have tried it in real situation when I was abroad. Also I have tried it through experiment a few times by sending £1.00 from my HSBC to Santander Zero Credit Card a/c and could tell that it is less than 20 minute to arrive.


ADINDAS

apt

Norwich & Peterborough look like they are aiming to pick up customers from discredited Nationwide. The have removed all charges on foreign transactions from 1 January 2011 on their Gold Current Accounts. There is a £500 per month funding requirement, but half of this could go straight into a regular saver paying 5%, rather more than Nationwide.

powerone

Inactive wrote: »

Not so sure that it was an " upgrade ", I cannot see any difference to the site.

Why do they need to close the site on such a regular basis? ... others do not.


BTW, I run my account properly.

http://www.nationwide.co.uk/current_account/flexaccount-changes.htm

This lists the changes been made to the account from 1

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powerone wrote: »

http://www.nationwide.co.uk/current_account/flexaccount-changes.htm

This lists the changes been made to the account from 1

I know all of that, that does not answer my question, why do Nationwide need to close their site on a regular basis?

Others do not, HSBC have for instance updated their site without any downtime.

powerone

Inactive wrote: »

I know all of that, that does not answer my question, why do Nationwide need to close their site on a regular basis?

Others do not, HSBC have for instance updated their site without any downtime.

That is the caused by the global resources of HSBC. It departments around the world that manage to keep banking in any country at any time.

Nationwide dont have the money to manage that. The IT department must be smaller. So the need to behave like a building society.

All in the interests of the CEO and Management team no I mean Members.

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powerone wrote: »

That is the caused by the global resources of HSBC. It departments around the world that manage to keep banking in any country at any time.

Nationwide dont have the money to manage that. The IT department must be smaller. So the need to behave like a building society.

All in the interests of the CEO and Management team no I mean Members.

If only they would.:D

Bushey

Likewise I have almost emptied my Flex ( normal Balance was £3000ish) with no interest it pays me to use my Lloyds Classic Current account with Vantage which also pays me 4% interest on My balance (between £5k to £7k), I am also in the process of helping My elderly relative shift his Life savings from Nationwide as they offer a pittance for instant access branch based savings accounts, (he will not consider online accounts) There must be Hundreds of Thousands of older people like him who want instant access No pc and are now being ripped off by Nationwide for being Loyal.

baby_boomer

wotsthat wrote: »

... and long may [Nationwide's 2.5% mortgage rate] last!

I'll be moving my current account elsewhere in 2011 but I'm sure Nationwide will be pleased to know that my mortgage business will be staying!

The hell they'll be pleased. As you well know .

It's not the job of a building society to give 10% of its members like you the sort of deal which makes it impossible for it to treat the remaining 90% decently :mad: .

The Nationwide board has betrayed its wider membership.