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Name: FlexAccount
Rating: 4.57 (1122 reviews)

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4.57

Based on 1,122 reviews, last reviewed 4th Nov 2026

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100% increase in 1 star reviews

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Latest highest rating:

5

Flexibility and User friendly Building Society App Customer service whether this is via phone or visiting the branch is great, they are fast and efficient. Taking care of customers I experienced and se... Read more Reviewed on: 13th October 2026

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1

Nationwide: A disgraceful way to bank! My payment cards were stolen. An obvious fraud virtually emptied my Nationwide account in a single transaction. Other affected financial institutions ... Read more Reviewed on: 4th November 2026

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Nationwide’s FlexAccount is a current account with no monthly fee.

If you’re eligible for an overdraft, the first £50 is interest free. Nationwide will open a savings account for you with your new current account. Taking a current account with Nationwide makes you eligible for access to exclusive savings accounts.

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Nationwide: A disgraceful way to bank!

My payment cards were stolen. An obvious fraud virtually emptied my Nationwide account in a single transaction. Other affected financial institutions handled the fraud responsibly. Nationwide was the disgraceful exception. Its justification? Chip and PIN was used. Case closed. Never mind the police investigation, CCTV evidence or Nationwide's own claim that it attempted 15 calls in just 30 minutes, apparently in response to suspected fraud. Never mind the law. I sent Nationwide a detailed letter, setting out the evidence, legal obligations and specific questions requiring answers. Nationwide's response? A handful of dismissive sentences. No supporting evidence. No substantive answers. No apparent consideration of the law. After 26 years as a Nationwide customer, this is a staggering display of incompetence, arrogance and contempt. The hypocrisy is breathtaking. Nationwide spends heavily on advertising ridiculing other banks for mistreating customers who lose money to fraud. Its fictional banker dismisses their plight as a "total yawn fest". Yet, in my experience, Nationwide itself exemplifies the very worst of banking arrogance, incompetence and contempt for customers. Nationwide: A disgraceful way to bank! Reviewed on: 4th November 2026

Nationwide: The Bank Its Own Adverts Warn You About

Nationwide spends a fortune on its “A Good Way to Bank” campaign, mocking other banks through Hugo Platt, the arrogant, incompetent and contemptuous boss of the fictional A.N.Y. Bank. In one advert, Hugo dismisses a customer worried about losing his life savings as a “total yawn fest”. Funny, apparently. Until you're the customer facing Nationwide after having your money stolen. After 26 years with Nationwide, my debit card was stolen. A single substantial payment to a Dubai merchant, which I never authorised, effectively emptied my account. Nationwide also helped itself to a hefty foreign-currency fee. I promptly reported the theft at a branch and was assured there were no pending transactions and nothing to worry about. Yet the disputed payment went through. I received no warning. When I discovered the transaction and immediately reported it as fraudulent, Nationwide refused to refund me, claiming Chip and PIN had been used. Yet it has provided me with no evidence substantiating that assertion, let alone evidence that I authorised the payment. Nationwide's adverts would have you believe its fraud protection sets it apart from other banks. Yet in its letter to me, Nationwide effectively claimed to have discharged its responsibilities by attempting 15 calls in 30 minutes. Not one reached me. Apparently, at Nationwide, counting unsuccessful calls passes for protecting customers from fraud. Hugo would be proud: Suspect fraud? Call the customer. No answer? Let the money go — and don't forget to collect the fee. Customer protests? Total yawn fest. What followed was Nationwide's own masterclass in contempt for customers. At its invitation, I supplied comprehensive supporting evidence demonstrating why the transaction was fraudulent. Nationwide disregarded the substance of that evidence and rejected my claim without providing me with any material evidence substantiating its decision — despite the statutory burden of proof imposed on payment providers. And then — astonishingly — Nationwide had the audacity to reprimand me for expressing frustration at its treatment of me. My money stolen. Nationwide's fee collected. My evidence ignored. My refund refused. And a lecture on manners for good measure. Other financial institutions affected by the same theft handled the fraud responsibly. Nationwide alone turned it into a farce. Nationwide invented Hugo Platt to ridicule everything wrong with other banks. The irony is that he would feel right at home at Nationwide. Perhaps its leadership should spend less time mocking other banks and more time examining the one it actually runs. The hypocrisy is breathtaking: spending a fortune ridiculing other banks for precisely the indifference, arrogance and incompetence that Nationwide has demonstrated towards me. After 26 years, my trust in Nationwide is destroyed. I am formally challenging its refusal and intend to pursue the matter until it is resolved. I will continue updating this review as my case progresses. Let Nationwide's conduct be exposed to the public scrutiny it so eagerly directs at other banks. But I am writing this review for another reason: to warn others. Nationwide's adverts would have you believe that the disgrace lies elsewhere in British banking. My experience exposes the disgrace at Nationwide itself: failing to protect a customer's money from fraud, rejecting a fraud claim without substantiating its decision, disregarding the supporting evidence — and then having the sheer arrogance to reprimand the customer for expressing frustration at such treatment. Learn from my experience. Bank elsewhere. Reviewed on: 22nd October 2026

Flexibility and User friendly Building Society App

Customer service whether this is via phone or visiting the branch is great, they are fast and efficient. Taking care of customers I experienced and seen. That is why sometimes the queues are longer compared to other financial institutions. Reviewed on: 13th October 2026

We have been with them for nearly 40 years and they...

We have been with them for nearly 40 years and they have been consistently good through the ups and downs of life, plus have a good high street presence Reviewed on: 13th October 2026

Easy to use and good customer service

Easy to use and good customer service Reviewed on: 13th October 2026

Always easy online with secure access.

Always easy online with secure access. Easy to contact customer services by phone. Branch in my area to see someone face to face. Flex account is easy to understand and the fair share payment is a welcome bonus Reviewed on: 13th October 2026

Fairer share is the best, customer feels valued

Fairer share is the best, customer feels valued Reviewed on: 13th October 2026

Love my Nationwide Flex account

Love my Flex account as it doesn’t charge me for extras ! Also great customer service and fraud protection team are always checking for scans! Also awards given to loyal customers as a cash credit in account! Reviewed on: 12th October 2026

Longtime happy customer

I have been with Nationwide for many years and always find them very helpful, and I like the fact that they have such a strong High Street presence - I mostly do my banking through the app but there are some situations where you actually want to speak to someone face to face. The annual fairer share payment is a nice bonus too! Reviewed on: 3rd September 2026

Top service

I have had my account with nationwide for years and they have always provided a first class service. They offer loyalty rewards and provide excellent service Reviewed on: 2nd September 2026

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