Nationwide Building Society

British mutual financial institution and the largest building society in the world
Organization credit_institution Q846735
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Nationwide Building Society

Summary

Nationwide Building Society is a credit institution[1]. It draws 1,274 Wikipedia views per month (credit_institution category, ranking #4 of 19).[2]

Key Facts

  • Nationwide Building Society received the Silver Anvil Award[3].
  • Nationwide Building Society was a member of Net-Zero Banking Alliance[4].
  • Nationwide Building Society is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Nationwide Building Society's instance of is recorded as credit institution[6].
  • Nationwide Building Society's instance of is recorded as financial institution[7].
  • Nationwide Building Society's instance of is recorded as bank[8].
  • Nationwide Building Society's instance of is recorded as building society[9].
  • Nationwide Building Society followed Anglia Building Society[10].
  • Nationwide Building Society followed Co-operative Permanent Building Society[11].
  • Nationwide Building Society followed Portman Building Society[12].
  • Nationwide Building Society's headquarters location is recorded as Swindon[13].
  • Nationwide Building Society's child organization or unit is recorded as UCB Home Loans Corporation Ltd[14].
  • Nationwide Building Society's Commons category is recorded as Nationwide Building Society[15].
  • Nationwide Building Society's industry is recorded as financial services[16].
  • Nationwide Building Society's industry is recorded as economics of banking[17].
  • Nationwide Building Society's industry is recorded as financial sector[18].
  • January 1, 1884 marks the founding of Nationwide Building Society[19].
  • Nationwide Building Society's official website is recorded as https://www.nationwide.co.uk[20].
  • Nationwide Building Society's product or material produced is recorded as retail banking[21].
  • Nationwide Building Society's IPv4 routing prefix is recorded as 155.131.0.0/16[22].
  • Nationwide Building Society's IPv4 routing prefix is recorded as 155.192.0.0/16[23].
  • Nationwide Building Society's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+83634'}[24].
  • Nationwide Building Society's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+90416'}[25].
  • Nationwide Building Society's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+95383'}[26].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1884 marks the founding of Nationwide Building Society[19].

Identity

Predecessors include Anglia Building Society[10], Co-operative Permanent Building Society[11], and Portman Building Society[12].

Operations

Nationwide Building Society's headquarters location is recorded as Swindon[13]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as UCB Home Loans Corporation Ltd[14].

Industry

Industries include financial services[16], economics of banking[17], and financial sector[18].

Ownership

Nationwide Building Society's product or material produced is recorded as retail banking[21].

Recognition

Nationwide Building Society received the Silver Anvil Award[3].

Why It Matters

Nationwide Building Society draws 1,274 Wikipedia views per month (credit_institution category, ranking #4 of 19).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

What awards did Nationwide Building Society receive?

Honors received include Silver Anvil Award[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . unepfi.org. Retrieved . unepfi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . unepfi.org. Retrieved . unepfi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . apps.prsa.org. Retrieved . apps.prsa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . unepfi.org. Retrieved . unepfi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [4] . unepfi.org. Retrieved . unepfi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . apps.db.ripe.net. apps.db.ripe.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . apps.db.ripe.net. apps.db.ripe.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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