Nationwide rebranding

randombetas

Threw me off looking for the white banking app lol 

tiger135

first direct looks good also , do they use hsbc branches or are they online only? santander has a few branches near me.

Rob5342

tiger135 said:

first direct looks good also , do they use hsbc branches or are they online only? santander has a few branches near me.

You can use HSBC branches or a post office to pay in cash or cheques or pay in cheques with the First Direct app. Most banks including Starling have those options so you don't need a branch really.

Bridlington1

tiger135 said:

first direct looks good also , do they use hsbc branches or are they online only? santander has a few branches near me.

I've banked with pretty much all of the high street banks over the last year or two along with some of the challenger banks and a pretty large chunk of Britain's building societies and I'd quite happily bank with any of them. Each have their own quirks and each have things I like/dislike about them, there are some I like more than others but there are none that really stand out as being exceptionally good. I just base my banking affairs on how I can get the most money out of the banks so just use multiple accounts for whichever perks they're offering me at the time.

Personally I'll carry on using Nationwide for now since I have an 8% and a 5.5% regular saver with them plus a £2.5k arranged OD facility (useful when writing cheques). I'll also carry on using Santander as I have their 5.2% EA account and 7% edge saver. I have a 7% regular saver with First Direct plus a £500 OD facility so I'll continue to bank with them for this reason. The list goes on.

GTR_King

Has anyone who has a nationwide account or recently opened one.. received any letters or bank statements with the new Logo on it?  

EarthBoy

GTR_King said:

Has anyone who has a nationwide account or recently opened one.. received any letters or bank statements with the new Logo on it?  

Yes, I have. Why?

robatwork

EarthBoy said:

GTR_King said:

Has anyone who has a nationwide account or recently opened one.. received any letters or bank statements with the new Logo on it?  

Yes, I have. Why?

It wasn't me who asked but my curiosity is piqued. Does the pacman-2d house / sunset-3d house look more like a sunset-3d house on printed stationery?

EarthBoy

No, it looks exactly the same as it does everywhere else. 

Thomas_Crown

boingy said:

And as for the "Flex" thing I wish they would just drop it rather than sticking it at the beginning of most account names.

My app shows:

FlexDirect Account
FlexAccount
Flex Regular Saver Issue 2
Flex Instant Saver 2

Nationwide (formerly Nationwide Anglia) launched the original FlexAccount around 1986/87. Also, the word 'Flexi' has been used as a prefix for various savings accounts, over the years. I can't see them dropping the 'Flex' prefix for current accounts, anytime soon.

GTR_King

EarthBoy said:

GTR_King said:

Has anyone who has a nationwide account or recently opened one.. received any letters or bank statements with the new Logo on it?  

Yes, I have. Why?

Just wondered if the bank statements have changed since the rebranding