Nationwide Building Society

British mutual financial institution and the largest building society in the world
Organization credit_institution Q846735
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Summary

Nationwide Building Society is a credit institution[1]. It draws 6,854 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 chief executive officer is recorded as Debbie Crosbie[14].
  • Nationwide Building Society's child organization or unit is recorded as UCB Home Loans Corporation Ltd[15].
  • Nationwide Building Society's Commons category is recorded as Nationwide Building Society[16].
  • Nationwide Building Society's industry is recorded as financial services[17].
  • Nationwide Building Society's industry is recorded as economics of banking[18].
  • Nationwide Building Society's industry is recorded as financial sector[19].
  • January 1, 1884 marks the founding of Nationwide Building Society[20].
  • Nationwide Building Society's official website is recorded as https://www.nationwide.co.uk[21].
  • Nationwide Building Society's product or material produced is recorded as retail banking[22].
  • Nationwide Building Society's IPv4 routing prefix is recorded as 155.131.0.0/16[23].
  • Nationwide Building Society's IPv4 routing prefix is recorded as 155.192.0.0/16[24].
  • Nationwide Building Society's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+83634'}[25].
  • Nationwide Building Society's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+90416'}[26].
  • Nationwide Building Society's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+95383'}[27].

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Founding

January 1, 1884 marks the founding of Nationwide Building Society[20].

Identity

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

Leadership

Nationwide Building Society's chief executive officer is recorded as Debbie Crosbie[14].

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[15].

Industry

Industries include financial services[17], economics of banking[18], and financial sector[19].

Ownership

Nationwide Building Society's product or material produced is recorded as retail banking[22].

Recognition

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

Why It Matters

Nationwide Building Society draws 6,854 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.[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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] ↑ . nationwide.co.uk. nationwide.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . unepfi.org. Retrieved . unepfi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [4] ↑ . unepfi.org. Retrieved . unepfi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . apps.db.ripe.net. apps.db.ripe.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . apps.db.ripe.net. apps.db.ripe.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 10
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'fa', 'fr', 'kk', 'pl', 'ru', 'simple']
    Gnd id → 5521666-3
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  2. 15w ago · Lokfahrer · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bafin institute id → 119770
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Bafin institute id: 119770, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/85885711|Nationwide Building Society (#85885711)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/3278|BaFin]]"
  3. 17w ago · Piecesofuk · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Product → —
    Inception → —
    Child organization or unit → UCB Home Loans Corporation Ltd
    Subsidiary → —
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Chief executive officer: Debbie Crosbie"
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