Nationwide gives exact date for free £100 customer bonus

The high street bank returned a record £2.8 billion in value to members last year. <i>(Image: PA)</i>
The high street bank returned a record £2.8 billion in value to members last year. (Image: PA)
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Nationwide has revealed the exact date that eligible customers will receive the free £100 bonus.

The high street bank returned a record £2.8 billion in value to members last year, including £1 billion in direct payments to eligible members.

It also delivered £1.8 billion in better-than-average rates and incentives, with deposit rates over 30 per cent higher. 

Britain’s biggest building society today announced outstanding full-year results with record growth in retail deposits and net mortgage lending, including help for more first-time buyers than any other lender in the UK.

Statutory profit before tax rose to a record £2.3 billion, even after returning £1 billion directly back to members through last year’s Fairer Share Payment and The Big Nationwide Thank You.  

Nationwide announced a new Fairer Share Payment today, with over four million members receiving £100 each.

The payment goes to eligible members choosing Nationwide for their everyday banking, in addition to holding a qualifying savings or mortgage product.

It will be paid directly into their Nationwide current account between 18 June and 4 July.  

It is also launching a market-leading 5% Member Exclusive Bond and a £200 member-only switching incentive. 

Debbie Crosbie, Nationwide’s Chief Executive, said: “Nationwide has had an outstanding twelve months. We returned a record £2.8 billion in value to our members and recorded our highest ever year for growth in mortgage lending and retail deposit balances, and we remain first for customer service.” 


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The Member Exclusive Bond is available from today to all 16 million existing members and can be opened in a branch, online or via the Banking App.

Members saving the maximum £10,000 would receive £762.50 in interest after 18 months - over £150 more than they would receive over the same period in our next highest-rate bond (4% 1 Year Fixed Rate Bond). 

Members who didn’t have their main current account with Nationwide on 31 March can benefit from a £200 Member Exclusive Current Account Online Switch Offer from today. 

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