Switch to Nationwide

Switching your account to Nationwide with our Account Transfer Team makes transferring your account easy, and our FlexAccount offers a number of great benefits.

  • Great overall value - but don't just take our word for it. FlexAccount has been awarded the top 5 star award by Defaqto - an independent financial product-research company, and Personal Finance & Savings 2007 Readership Awards named us 'Best Current Account Provider'.
  • Great service - we believe in giving our customers the best service we can. That's why we are proud to have one of the highest levels of customer satisfaction in the high street and continue to use UK-only call centres. (GfK/NOP Financial Research Survey for the 12 months ending December 2007).
  • Flexibility - we offer a variety of facilities to help you manage your account your way, including Internet Banking, Telephone Self Service and text-alerting.

Find out more about the benefits of opening a FlexAccount.

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Once we have opened your FlexAccount, switching your account to Nationwide with our Account Transfer Team makes transferring your account easy.

Option A - Transfer all my payments

1 To get things started fill in and return the Transfer Form.
2 Contact your employer or pension provider to transfer your regular credits such as your salary or pension to your new account, using our Salary and Pension form.
That's it!

Option B - Send me a list to choose from

1 To get things started fill in and return the Transfer Form.
2 Confirm which Direct Debits, standing orders and regular payments you would like transferred to your FlexAccount using the list we send you.
3 Post the list back to us within 14 days in the envelope provided - you do not  need a stamp. If you do not contact us within 14 days of receiving the list of Direct Debits and standing orders, we will transfer them all to your FlexAccount.
4 Contact your employer or pension provider to transfer your regular payments such as your salary or pension to your new account, using our Salary and Pension form.
That's it!

We will:

  • contact your previous bank;
  • let the company you pay Direct Debits to know about your new account details and ask them to change their records;
  • set up your standing orders; and 
  • keep you informed of how your transfer is doing and let you know what you need to do and when.
Ready to make the switch?
Transfer Form   Salary/Pension form

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