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In the News (Fri 25 Jul 08)

  
 Nationwide
Nationwide members have voted by a 70% majority for the building society to retain its mutual status, which is likely to help other building societies fight off pressure for them to convert to banks.
Nationwide is increasing the minimum balances required on new accounts in response to a big increase in activity caused by people hoping to benefit if the building society decides to convert into a bank.
The Nationwide building society is cutting its mortgage rate by 0.45% to 6.99% in April and increasing interest rates on savings accounts by 0.25% in March, in what is seen as a challenge to their competitors which have opted to become banks.
www.ukbusinesspark.co.uk /nae02704.htm   (638 words)

  
 Nationwide - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nationwide Building Society, a building society located in the United Kingdom.
Nationwide Conference, a football conference sponsored by Nationwide Building Society for 1998-2007.
Nationwide Arena, a sports and entertainment arena in Columbus, Ohio, USA, named for Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nationwide   (141 words)

  
 Nationwide Building Society Mortgages - Cheapest Mortgage UK
Nationwide Building Society has mutual (as opposed to Public Limited Company) status, which means that it is owned by its members.
Today's Nationwide is the product of over a hundred such mergers, most notably the merger between the Nationwide and the Anglia Building Societies in 1987, to form the country's second largest building society.
Nationwide has mutual (as opposed to Public Limited Company) status, which means that it is owned by its members and is run day-to-day by an executive management team overseen by an elected board of directors.
www.cheapest-mortgage.co.uk /MortgageLenders/Nationwide-Building-Society.shtml   (341 words)

  
 Nationwide Building Society   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
In its 156 year history, Nationwide has grown to be the world's biggest building society, the UK's third largest savings provider and its fourth largest mortgage lender.
The Society is an advocate of corporate social responsibility and community involvement, for example through Nationwide football sponsorship, its link with Macmillan Cancer Relief, road safety initiatives for primary school children and its involvement with community and heritage projects across the UK.
Nationwide aims to support the Champions programme through presentations and mentoring on topics such as business planning, learning and development planning, performance management and communications.
www.investorsinpeoplechampions.co.uk /CSNationwide.aspx   (453 words)

  
 Evolving Media and Nationwide Building Society, Nationwide Building Society pilots SMS service for FlexAccount Holders ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Nationwide Building Society is piloting a convenient new text alerting service developed by Evolving Media which allows FlexAccount holders to check their account details via their mobile phone.
Nationwide has over 3 million FlexAccount holders and with almost 80%*of the adult population in Great Britain now owning a mobile phone, there is a large potential audience for the new text alerting service.
Nationwide Building Society Pilots SMS Service: Nationwide Building Society is piloting a convenient new text alerting service developed by Evolving Media which allows FlexAccount holders to check their account details via their mobile phone.
www.evolvingmedia.co.uk /home/news/nationwide-pilots-sms-service   (345 words)

  
 International - about Nationwide Building Society
A product of the great population migrations of the Industrial Revolution, building societies emerged in the 1770’s when workers formed societies to save for land and materials with which to build their own homes.
By 1880 the number of building societies grew rapidly and many became permanent home loan and savings institutions, paying interest to savers and charging borrowers for money loaned.
Today’s Nationwide Building Society is the product of over 100 mergers, the most notable being the merger between Nationwide and the Anglia Building Society in 1987.
www.nationwideinternational.com /home_files/building_society.htm   (133 words)

  
 nationwide building society travel insurance   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
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www.a1-insurance.com /nationwide-building-society-travel-insurance   (651 words)

  
 Case studies - Nationwide Building Society
Nationwide are owned by their members and not shareholders so they are naturally different and expected to be different from profit-driven high street banks.
The workforce has been constantly changing over the past 10 years and Nationwide has had to respond effectively to keep in the balance with its members, employees (73 per cent of whom are women) and the business.
Nationwide work with Parents at Work - a charity who help employers, parents and children find a better balance between responsibility at home and at work.
www.employersforwork-lifebalance.org.uk /case_studies/nationwide.htm   (692 words)

  
 CWN Newswire - Coventry Building Society - 23 July 1998
This is the second occasion that the Nationwide has had to defend its status, even though it is quite clear that they, like other committed building societies, have consistently demonstrated the ongoing benefits of builing society membership.
"Building Societies now need to look forward and be allowed to get on with their business, focusing upon providing more and more customers with the benefits which building society membership brings.
I welcome the support which MPs are giving to building societies and share their view that it is time for Government to act to stop the interests of genuine members being compromised by those who seek to speculate.
www.cwn.org.uk /business/a-z/c/coventry-building-society/980723.htm   (484 words)

  
 Nationwide Building Society's Financial Advice - My Experience - Your Opinions - Message Board - Mis-selling
The Nationwide Building Society (UK) is keen to offer financial advice to those who have a large lump sum to invest.
The financial advice I received was badly flawed and seems to have been influenced by consideration of the commission payable to the society.
If you believe that you have been the victim of mis-selling by the Nationwide Building Society, you may wish to contact "The Guardian" newspaper as their investigation into alleged mis-selling is continuing.
www.investing-with-nationwide-your-opinions.netfirms.com   (339 words)

  
 Nationwide Building Society
Below we have picked the top Nationwide building society providers so that you can be sure to find the best deal with great benefits.
Nationwide online loans - compare over 500 UK loans including the latest Nationwide loans, savings plans and mortgages.
Nationwide's current account offers up to 3.00% gross p.a./AER credit interest, fee free 7.75% EAR agreed overdrafts, Internet banking and much more.
www.financerating.co.uk /mortgage/Nationwide-Building-Society.html   (133 words)

  
 Nationwide Building Society Classic credit cards review from uSwitch.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Nationwide Building Society’s origins lie in the co-operative movement in London around the 1880s, and the current incarnation is the product of over 100 mergers, the most recent of which was between Nationwide and the Anglia Building Society in 1987.
Today it is the largest remaining mutual building society in the world.
The Nationwide Building Society Classic card offers a 0% introductory rate for both transferred balances and purchases made within the first 6 months.
www.uswitch.com /directory/credit-cards/provider-631-nationwide-bs.html   (335 words)

  
 Northern Trust Chosen as Global Custodian by Nationwide Building Society
Nationwide Building Society currently runs a Pension Fund with assets valued at GBP 830 million.
Michael Fairlamb, head of Pensions and Payroll for Nationwide Building Society, commented that Nationwide was delighted to be associated with Northern Trust: "We have already been enormously impressed with both the skill and enthusiasm that Northern Trust has brought to a quite complicated re-organisation.
Nationwide Building Society (www.nationwide.co.uk) is the World’s largest building society with assets in excess of GBP 85 billion, branches in 700 locations and employing 15,000 people.
www.ntrs.com /aboutus/news/030919.html   (421 words)

  
 Nationwide Building Society | Endowment Compensation | RECOMMENDED | Nationwide Building Society   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Nationwide we are now the UK's fifth largest mortgage lender and ninth largest retail banking, saving and lending organisation by asset size.
More significantly, they are the largest building society in the world and are committed to staying mutual.
Nationwide now offer a broad range of retail financial services ~ mortgages, savings, current accounts, life assurance and investment products, personal loans and household insurance are all available from within the Nationwide Group.
www.remortgage0800.co.uk /mortgage_lender_listing.php?mortgageLenderID=15   (130 words)

  
 Unisys | Financial Services | Case Studies | Unisys & Nationwide Building Society
Nationwide is the largest building society in the world and one of the leading financial services providers in the UK and a top five mortgage lender.
Nationwide is a mutually owned organization that belongs to its members, and is run for their benefit.
Nationwide appreciated the technical benefits of the ES7000 and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server approach to server consolidation, but it still had to be sure that the costs stacked up.
www.unisys.com /financial/clients/featured__case__studies/unisys__and__nationwide__building__society__.htm   (1206 words)

  
 Building Societies - We list every UK building society
A building society is a financial institution that offers savings accounts and mortgages as its main business.
Each building society has a board of directors who run the society and who are responsible for setting its strategy.
Building societies are different from banks, which are companies (normally listed on the stock market) and are therefore owned by, and run for, their shareholders.
www.about-building-society.co.uk   (373 words)

  
 Nationwide Building Society Standardizes on Watchfire for Website Accessibility Testing
Nationwide is committed to making our online services easily and equally accessible to all our members, not just for legal reasons but because it's the right thing to do," said Paul Towers, Head of Electronic Channels, Nationwide Building Society.
Nationwide's website is a critical source for information, and its customers use it extensively to learn more about Nationwide, apply for mortgages, personal loans and insurance, conduct online banking and track their savings and investments.
Nationwide was a user of Bobby™, Watchfire's desktop standalone website accessibility testing tool, but recognized the need to deploy an enterprise accessibility testing platform to test the compliance of all of its sites.
www.watchfire.com /news/releases/7-08-03.aspx   (809 words)

  
 Business Wire: Nationwide Building Society Adopts Interlink ePad for Payment Distribution System with Biometric ...
Nationwide's ePad-ink implementation, which includes the installation of e-signature software from Florentis Ltd., will utilize Interlink's ePad biometric electronic signature pad to authenticate signatories who have approval to authorize payments at various levels.
Nationwide's selection of ePad to provide electronic signatures capability as well as biometric identity authentication is part of the Company's system-wide transition to increase security and minimize the opportunity for fraud.
The Nationwide Building Society is the United Kingdom's fifth largest mortgage lender and ninth largest retail banking, saving and lending organization by asset size.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2004_May_4/ai_n6010317   (834 words)

  
 Stratus Technologies Customer Profile: Nationwide Building Society   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
With over 15,000 employees and assets over £100 billion, Nationwide is the largest building society in the world.
This has enabled the building society to meet the increasing demand of its customers by continuing to develop products, services, and technology.
Arthur Amos, head of technology support at Nationwide, continues: "Being able to receive telephone calls effectively and efficiently irrespective of the current work location is crucial to the successful implementation of flexible working.
www.stratus.com /products/reference/nationwide.htm   (870 words)

  
 Nationwide Building Society - Review - Someday soon
One of the rebel members, Andrew Muir, is against the Nationwide's pledge to remain a building society and wants it to become a bank.
Mr Debenham sent out leaflets protesting that the Nationwide vote, which is due to be held on July 19, is not democratic because the building society has rejected a member resolution to permit members to vote on increases in directors' pay.
Nationwide claim that all day to day services on their current accounts are totally free and that overdrafts are easy to arrange, with no fees involved.
www.dooyoo.co.uk /bank/nationwide-building-society/337964   (1454 words)

  
 Irish Nationwide
Irish Nationwide, one of Ireland's oldest financial institutions with offices in the Republic of Ireland, Britain and Northern Ireland, was established in October 1873.
The Society has consistently offered the highest average investment rates to its customers, which they have enjoyed for the past twenty years.
Irish Nationwide Building Society is regulated by the Financial Regulator.
www.irish-nationwide.com   (124 words)

  
 Nationwide Building Society - Customer Success - HP Services
Nationwide Building Society [www.nationwide.co.uk] is the world's largest building society.
From the start, building societies have emphasized simplicity and convenience and, unlike profit-driven financial institutions, they turn surpluses into member benefits such as competitive mortgage rates.
Nationwide has a long track record of successful collaborations with HP and Cisco, including the implementation of a new contact center in Sheffield that will eventually employ up to 180 advisors.
www.hp.com /hps/success/ss_nationwide.html   (1785 words)

  
 BITC - Nationwide Building Society   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
It has been clear to Nationwide Building Society for some time that enabling their staff to work flexibly helps them achieve their business objectives.
76% of Nationwide's staff is female and, although the wide range of policies in place helps all employees achieve the work/life balance they seek, the Society is aware such programmes are of particular value to women.
Nationwide regularly shares its best practice with other organisations, winning several external awards for its flexible work environment and promotes the scheme and its benefits internally through publications and the society's intranet sites, and to potential employees through recruitment materials.
www.bitc.org.uk /resources/case_studies/oncsnationwide02.html   (420 words)

  
 Nationwide Building Society phishing email - ! 0fficial Notice for all Nationwide Internet banking ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
This email claims that Nationwide Building Society have completed system software updates and require the user to verify their account details.
The genuine Nationwide Building Society web page is opened in the background, while a smaller window is opened in the foreground.
This gives the false impression that the window has been opened as part of the genuine Nationwide Building Society web page that is opened in the background.
www.fraudwatchinternational.com /fraud_alerts/040528_395_nationwide.htm   (366 words)

  
 Nationwide Building Society phishing email - Official Notice for all Nationwide Internet Banking Users - Fraud Alert - ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Nationwide Building Society customers are the target of the latest 'phishing' emails.
The email claims that the Nationwide Building Society have been updating their software, and as a result, the user is requested to follow a link provided to confirm their data.
The link opens two windows; the background window is the actual Nationwide Building Society web site, while the second window is a fake (ghost) web page opened without an address bar opened.
www.fraudwatchinternational.com /fraud_alerts/040501_226_nationwide.htm   (312 words)

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