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A story of everyday people, helping everyday people.
Our story began way back in 19th century, when everyday life for many people was tough.
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Discover more about Nationwide and what makes us different.
A story of everyday people, helping everyday people.
Our story began way back in 19th century, when everyday life for many people was tough.
We’re a building society, or mutual, owned by our members. Guided by our social purpose, we're committed to making positive impacts for our members, their communities, and the environment.
We’re guided by a social purpose and aim to make our communities better places to live. We donate at least 1% of pre-tax profits to charitable causes.
We publish our results and financial records dating back over 10 years.
Our strong credit ratings and 100 years of profitability will help give you the peace of mind that when you save with us, your money is safe and secure.
See our results and accounts See our credit ratings tableOur Common Equity Tier 1 ratio (CET1) and our leverage ratio are key measures of our financial strength.
2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
30.5% | 32.4% | 31.9% | 37.7%* |
2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
4.9% | 4.9% | 4.7% | 5.5%* |
*Figures updated based on Interim Results September 2021