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Former Virgin Money boss picked as next chair of UK’s auditing watchdog

Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia has been announced as the Government’s pick to chair the Financial Reporting Council.

Evening Standard · Jul 13

Major bank to make Glasgow its Scottish HQ with office for 3000 staff

Nationwide is taking on five floors to create a hub for 3000 staff.

The National (Scotland) · Jul 8

Nationwide to cut 600 jobs in first redundancies after takeover of Virgin Money

Exclusive: Move affects staff of both companies whose roles will be duplicated once operations are merged

The Guardian - UK · Jun 29

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Virgin Money rolls out domestic abuse safe spaces across 42 branches

The rollout of safe spaces across the Virgin Money branches will bring the total number across Nationwide Building Society’s branch network to 475.

Evening Standard · Jun 16

Full list of Virgin Money branches offering domestic abuse safe spaces

Safe spaces are private, confidential areas in branches where anyone experiencing domestic abuse can access support

The Independent UK · Jun 16

Fifth of young men ‘do not consider controlling someone’s spending to be abuse’

The Government is teaming up with banks to highlight economic abuse behaviours as part of the Enough campaign.

Evening Standard · Jun 16

Nationwide nearly doubles CEO’s pay packet to £4.7m despite bonus row

Debbie Crosbie receives £3.2m in bonuses after mutual building society’s takeover of Virgin Money

The Guardian - UK · Jun 8

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Nationwide boss sees pay packet nearly double after Virgin Money takeover

Chief executive Dame Debbie Crosbie took home a total package of £4.67 million for the latest financial year.

Evening Standard · Jun 8

Nationwide boss Dame Debbie Crosbie sees pay packet nearly double after Virgin Money takeover

Chief executive Dame Crosbie took home a total package of £4.67 million for the latest financial year

The Independent UK · Jun 8

Nationwide pressed to address ‘emerging governance issues’ as AGM looms

Labour MP writes to chair amid concerns building societies are overusing quick votes and failing to add members to boards

The Guardian - UK · May 24

Who is eligible for Nationwide’s fairer share payment – and how much will people get?

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The Independent UK · May 21

What is the Nationwide Fairer Share payment? Bank shares update on payment date and how to check if you qualify

Millions of Nationwide customers are set to receive a £100 payment

The Independent UK · May 21

Nationwide Fairer Share payments: who is eligible and how much will people get?

Britain’s biggest building society has announced details of the latest Fairer Share windfall, with a wave of payments being made to customers soon.

Evening Standard · May 21

Nationwide to overtake Lloyds to have UK’s biggest branch network next month

The building society expects its chain of 696 branches will soon be the largest as it also announced plans to hand out a new £100 bonus to members.

Evening Standard · May 21

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The Independent UK · May 21

Lloyds to lose title of UK’s biggest branch network to rival bank

‘Tide is turning’ as in-person banking is apparently regaining popularity

The Independent UK · May 21

Nationwide pledges £100 cash handout to members after ‘stellar’ year

More people than ever are choosing Nationwide, says CEO Debbie Crosbie

Evening Standard · May 21

Nationwide profits down as millions of customers to get new £100 bonus

The building society made a pre-tax profit of £1.49 billion for the year to the end of March, down from the £2.3 billion it made last year.

The Guardian - UK · Apr 27

Nationwide could have first customer on board for nearly 25 years

James Sherwin-Smith will be up for election after securing more than 250 nominations to run alongside existing directors

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The Independent UK · Apr 21

How 3m more Brits could be given Nationwide’s £100 bonus payment

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The Independent UK · Apr 21

Millions more savers could soon receive Nationwide’s £100 bonus payment

Over 3 million more people could soon receive the payment

The Independent UK · Apr 13

Nationwide named UK’s best bank

The building society beat the likes of Monzo and HSBC’s first direct to top spot

The Guardian - UK · Dec 28, 2025

Branching out: why banks are back on the British high street

In towns such as Northampton, in-person help with finances is a promise many customers still depend upon

Evening Standard · Nov 20, 2025

Nationwide sees mortgage lending dip after stamp duty rush but market ‘healthy’

The building society bought rival lender Virgin Money last year, becoming the UK’s second largest mortgages and savings provider.

Evening Standard · Nov 12, 2025

Nationwide pledges to keep all branches open until at least 2030

The Society has extended its ‘branch promise,’ meaning it will keep each of its 696 Nationwide and Virgin Money branches open until at least 2030.

The Independent UK · Nov 12, 2025

Major UK bank makes pledge to customers over future of its branches

Many high street banks have closed branches across the UK

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