Nationwide Building Society

Wow. That's how you do it! Disability inclusion was given a [rightful!] headline slot at last night's The Payments Association Pay360 Awards. I was even more thrilled that Nationwide Building Society was this winner of this category in its inaugural year - testament to the Society-wide focus given by Nationwide to ensuring it is as inclusive as possible for its disabled staff and customers. Huge well done to Joanne Dewar and Kris Foster from Project Nemo for superbly demonstrating the importance of disability inclusion to the #FinTech sector and raising the profile in this way. And thank you to Mike Adams and Purple Tuesday for partnering on this award. I was honoured to accept the award along with my fellow colleagues Otto Benz, Laura Faulkner & Kirsty Davies. I hope that other banks, building societies and fintechs will enter this important category at next year's awards so we can continue to demonstrate why disability inclusion is great for society and great for business.

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Today we are pleased to confirm that we have completed our acquisition of Virgin Money. Together, we remain committed to being a building society, and today’s announcement means we are extending the benefits of mutuality to more people than ever – around a third of the UK population now have a banking relationship with us. Nationwide is still a mutual and owned by our members. Debbie Crosbie, our Chief Executive, said: “Nationwide is now a stronger mutual and able to deliver even greater value through our unique Branch Promise, leading customer satisfaction, and competitive savings and lending rates. All Virgin Money profits will be retained for the benefit of customers and, for the first time in the UK, a full-service business bank will be part of a large and modern mutual.” Read more: http://spr.ly/6048U1N4p

Last week, Nationwide Building Society were named as a winner in the Top Mortgage Employers 2024 survey ran by Mortgage Introducer, taking Silver place on overall employee experience.   We also took Gold in the Benefits and Reputation categories and Silver in others.   These awards are voted on by colleagues across financial services firms who work in mortgages. Whilst we're always looking for areas to improve experience and culture across the organisation, it's fantastic to hear how highly our teams rate our colleague experience and great to understand how we baseline against our peers.

The energy was electric at the launch of the Accelerated Progress Programme earlier this month, a unique and innovative cross-firm collaborative 12-month learning and development opportunity. Set to make a significant impact by empowering high-performing middle managers from low socio-economic backgrounds equipping them with the skills and confidence to progress into senior leadership roles. Crafted by Progress Together, sponsored by Nationwide Building Society, in partnership with Paragon Banking Group PLC, Yorkshire Building Society and Coventry Building Society and delivered by TLC Lions.   The launch event featured inspiring speeches, panel discussions, and networking sessions, uniting professionals to drive progress on diversity and inclusion. Huge thanks to all involved—now, we’re ready to take the next step towards remarkable outcomes through collaboration and leadership.   Want to know why we are doing this? Watch this space as next week Progress Together will launch their Shaping the Sector report https://lnkd.in/efufShJD The study details the link between socio-economic background and progression to the most senior and influential positions in UK financial services. The business case for change has never been stronger!   Here's to a brighter, more inclusive future.    #SocialMobility #Leadership #ProgressTogether #APP #NationalInclusionWeek Debbie Crosbie LYNN MCMANUS Mandy Beech MBA Jason Wright Beth Stoker Steph Rice Sophie Hulm Richard Rowntree Kamel Hothi OBE

We're committed to making sure all of our customers can access our banking services, so we're rolling out Speak Easy cards to all 605 of our branches. Each card has a commonly used banking phrase or request with a picture to show what the card means, and can be used as an alternative to speaking. Find out more: http://spr.ly/6047olTt1

Today, Nationwide Building Society has announced an expansion of our Helping Hand mortgage, to address the affordability challenge that prevents many customers from getting onto the property ladder.   This means that we’re now offering first-time buyers a Helping Hand and up to 6 times their salary to secure their first home. Available to eligible first-time buyers with our 5 and 10 year fixed rate mortgages, with at least a 5% deposit.   Remember your home may be repossessed if you don't keep up payments on your mortgages. Mortgages are also subject to underwriting and criteria, UK residents aged 18+.

We don’t listen to this nonsense. We listen to first-time buyers telling us they don’t feel able to get on the property ladder… We're offering eligible first-time buyers a Helping Hand and up to 6 times their salary to secure their first home. Available on 5 and 10 year fixed rate mortgages, with at least a 5% deposit. To find out more, visit: http://spr.ly/6046o5I5Y - Remember your home may be repossessed if you don't keep up payments on your mortgages. Mortgages are also subject to underwriting and criteria, UK residents aged 18+

Last night, we were recognised with the 2024 Best Commitment to Carbon Reduction in Supply Chains Award at the CIPS Excellence Awards. This award reflects our ambition to reduce the emissions associated with our supply chain by 42% by 2030 versus 2021, and the actions we’ve been taking trying to make this happen. This includes: • Training internal teams on climate change • Setting proportional expectations for third-party suppliers • Holding a virtual supplier climate event to share knowledge. Suresh Viswanathan, our Chief Operating Officer, commented “This award is a testament to the hard work and passion of the team, who have consistently innovated in the solutions and driven the work at pace to make a positive impact”.

When you’ve been on the high street for as long as we have, you see familiar faces come and go. In fact, back in the day, David Bowie was often spotted having his morning coffee across the road from our Beckenham branch. So, while the high street has gone through plenty of ch-ch-changes (sorry) over the last sixty-five years, we’re still there, and we’re the last banking branch in 86 towns, nationwide.