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Name: FlexAccount
Rating: 4.39 (870 reviews)

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4.38

Based on 870 reviews, last reviewed 11th Mar 2025

1533% increase in 5 star reviews

in the past 90 days

200% increase in 1 star reviews

in the past 90 days

70%

17%

Latest highest rating:

5

They are the best on various areas like both Mobile... They are the best on various areas like both Mobile Application and Customer Value. Reviewed on: 11th March 2025

Latest lowest rating:

1

So far an absolute joke of an establishment. So far an absolute joke of an establishment. I'm honestly stunned this is the same bank that is supposed to be regarded so highly for customer service... Read more Reviewed on: 27th February 2025

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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.

Nationwide FlexAccount reviews help you find out what it’s really like to be a customer. If you’ve used Nationwide before, you can also leave a review and share your experience.

Nationwide FlexAccount reviews (870)

Review of the Nationwide, FlexAccount:

Disgraceful support & banking facility

Disgraceful customer service and banking facility. If anyone still banks with these crooks I recommend you switch if you ever want to get any descent customer service and aid in times of need. Having fallen a victim to Coronavirus was worried about making loan repayments for the upcoming month as I was in self-isolation and on unpaid leave from work. Have always kept up with my loan payments and never missed anything for the past 3 years. Dont let the false advertisements on their website fool you, they try to come across as they are very helpful and that they will assist their customers during "challenging times", having called their "Triage" team and waited over 1 hour on hold, I pleaded with the rep to offer some help to overcome the situation am in, wether that will be 1 month payment holiday on the loan or an increase in overdraft / credit card limit to tie me over just for 1 month and the outcome was, they only offered to change the repayment date on the loan and move it back by upto 14 days like that is going to help!, they do this all year round , nothing new and certainley no additional help during this pandemic. These stingy crooks did not even consider freezing credit card or overdraft fees just for 1 month till i return to work. Lastly in the same week, i accidently transfered some money from my current account to my credit card (online via internet banking), I was meant to transfer it to my savings account but as you know its very easy to select the wrong account to transfer money to in the drop down menu. After realising my mistake, I found there is no option to transfer money back from your credit card to your current account. I gave customer support a call and got through to a guy called "Sachin" (sounded like a right chav) whom immediatly said "you been passed to me in the collections department, your balance is xx and you need to pay xx"... I thought what the hell is this guy on? No one passed me through, I called in and my query is not related to balance, I have already paid the monthly amount due on my card thanks!!, I then told him the reason for my call to which he replied to transfer money back from credit card to current account would take 5 days to process..... and as i questioned why so long, he replied, you made the mistake what do you want us to about it? As you can see, the customer service is shocking, rude, incompetent staff even at the highest level, you can not even get through to a manager or to the complaints team, instead they take your number and you'd be lucky to ever recieve a call back from the complaints department. This is the 21st century folks.....and Nationwide expects you to wait 5 days to get funds transfered from your nationwide current account to your nationwide credit card back, come on people, open your eyes. just check what other banks offer and you will be suprised at the level of care and service compared to Nationwide which is a sinking ship! By the way, I also had a loan with YB and Post office and having spoke to their financial care team, they both provided a month payment holiday to assist me during the crisis which has meant reduced income. I am ever grateful to these banks and the difference between customer care and support is night and day compared to the crooked Nationwide. I will ensure on my return to work that I change bank details with my employer to YB with the outlook of closing my bank account with Nationscum. Reviewed on: 23rd March 2020

Happy my account is with a mutual socie...

Happy that my current account is with a mutual society so I get better value from my accounts Reviewed on: 14th September 2024

Very supportive and great customer servicev

When I’ve had any problems such as people scamming, nationwide have been superb with the support they give which makes you feel safer. Being scammed is intrusive and it helps to have the banks support. They also have recently given members payments of £100 which is brilliant Reviewed on: 6th September 2024

Over 30 years in Nationwide and no problems

Been with Nationwide for over 30y and never had a problem with Current a/c or Mortgage services. Experience was seamless even when living abroad. Only gripe is their poor savings rates. Reviewed on: 25th August 2024

Great service

I’ve been a committed Nationwide account holder for several decades and have always had a good experience. Reviewed on: 24th August 2024

DO NOT EVEN CONTEMPLATE SWITCHING TO THIS BANK...

DO NOT EVEN CONTEMPLATE SWITCHING TO THIS BANK Was offered £200 to switch my current account to Nationwide. With hindsight if I had been offered £500 I wouldn't have switched. A flawed IT system not recognising pass numbers, a phone system which sometimes allows telephone banking and sometimes does not, customer service staff who hang up on you, days spent without access to account on mobile. For heavens sake stay away. Reviewed on: 20th August 2024

Super service

Love the fact that Nationwide is still a building society (and the benefits such as member payouts). Super app and easy to work with. Reviewed on: 2nd August 2024

Home card reader in 2024

I cannot believe they still have the home card reader despite their tripplw factor authentication. No other bank (inlcuding HSBC, Santander, Chase, Starling, Revolut) uses card readers to verify payments. I can get better interest in my Chase account 5.1% so want to move all money out but can’t use their card reader. Otherwise Nationwide are pretty good. They have a mutual fund release every year so they pay you to bank with them, although I’d prefer a higher interest rate on savings! App is clunky and doesn’t give information / product details on current product / hard to view statements Reviewed on: 30th July 2024

Dreadful Customer Services Experience

I received a telephone call and I asked who they were and from where. He then asked me some security questions, but even after that would not tell me why he had called. I asked for his number and said I would ring the number on my card. I eventually got through to an agent, who called me by my first name throughout. They could not tell me what the call was about and said I had not passed the previous security questions, even though she asked me the same questions. After I passed security, I asked what the call was that I had received earlier, about, she said I had to answer some questions first, as she could not tell me then. The long and the short of it is, because I had paid some money into a personal account for some work I had done at home, they queried whether it was a fraudulent activity. I had to explain what the work was, who did it, how long it took and how I knew him. They asked about my mental health and if anything was bothering me and if I someone had been into my property and if I had been asked to lie to Nationwide about this payment. They said I was being difficult and that's why they had to ask me all these questions! I asked if payment would be made and they kept saying I had to answer more questions, They kept asking me several questions, but in different ways. They said as there was no obvious connection to myself and the payee, they had to ask me my relationship with him etc, hence why all the questions from above. I felt as though her manner was almost like being a bully and said she made me feel like a criminal and I had done nothing wrong. She apologised and said she needed to ensure I was of sound mind! Even after payment went through, she could not give me an email address to write to, at my request and said my app would reboot in 5-10 minutes. I said it had not and she then said it could take up to 48 hours. All information I was given was backtracked on, when I queried it. She did not even know the full address and postcode of the building where she worked in was! It was a very distressful and harrowing experience, of which I feel I should never have been put through or treated in such a way. Needless to say, I have removed all my savings from Nationwide and transferred them into another Bank. Reviewed on: 15th July 2024

THE VERY WORST SERVICE EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Members of staff are the RUDEST people that I have ever met at in my life! Very entitled, arrogant and condescending! Whenever I am at the Hayes and Uxbridge branches, I do NOT feel welcomed at all! They have messed up transcations of a lot money from Natwest! I AM VERY HAPPY THAT IT WILL HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFULLY RESOLVED/SORTED OUT! BUT WORDS TO DESCRIBE THE SERVICE: PATHETIC, ATROCIOUS, INCOMPTENT, PITIFUL AND GARBAGE! I COULD NOT CARE LESS/GIVE DAMN ABOUT THEIR CEO, MANAGING DIRECTOR! I AM THE PERFECT CUSTOMER AND I BOTH DEMAND/DESERVE IMPECCABLE PERFECTION! Reviewed on: 7th July 2024

Something's gone very wrong at the Nationwide

I've been a customer with Nationwide for more than 20 years and over that time held considerable savings with them and a mortgage. I don't know what has happened in the last couple of years but they seriously need the regulators to take a look at their conduct and their claims to be a Building Society, I haven't had any of the so called 'fairer share' payments and it's now looking like Nationwide is now a bank - NOT a building society. They don't have the right in my eyes to abuse their position and straddle both sides of the fence. You are seemingly now expected to make them your key banker. That's wrong and misleading and goes against the idea of mutual status. Furthermore they have given the wrong impression to the public as recently ruled by ASA (Advertising Standards Authority) that they are not closing branches. Mine has closed in Tottenham which is an area that needs Building Societies close by not 'close by' in more affluent / profitable parts of London. Furthermore I put an application in to switch from HSBC to Nationwide. I had documents emailed to me relating to the switchover - but there's no trace of the application or any proper follow-through which concerns me about how they are handling information also. I've started a process of ending my business with them when it's now clear you can get much better savings rates and service elsewhere. Something has gone very wrong with this once much loved institution. People need to be aware of this. Reviewed on: 18th June 2024

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