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National Westminster Bank, commonly known as NatWest, is a major retail and commercial bank in the United Kingdom. NatWest offers current accounts, savings, investments, loans, credit cards and other financial products.
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Most Reported Problems
The following are the most recent problems reported by NatWest users through our website.
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Website (37%)
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Login (24%)
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Mobile App (20%)
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Transactions (17%)
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Transfer (2%)
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NatWest Issues Reports Near Smethwick, England
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in Smethwick and nearby locations:
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JesusJM
(@hardhouse6) reported
from
Birmingham, England
I will talk about failings by institutions like @Natwest not issuing him any investigation. He’s a vulnerable adult there must be a duty of care or support
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Martyn2😀
(@Martyn210) reported
from
Dudley, England
@grantfeller Yet a customer in natwest locally in 2019 was asked what she wanted £5000 for she had to fill in a form, it was for a new kitchen, I was in the queue waiting to be served, it was her money .
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AJKearney
(@aquaticsmum64) reported
from
Aldridge, England
Really disappointing that @NatWest_Help use a web chat service for nok to report a bereavement. Totally impersonal at such a difficult time. So glad I don’t actually bank with you 🥲 #NatWest #Bereavement
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Mrs Spoon
(@ChadwickCheri) reported
from
Swindon, England
@TeresaTinsel @LloydsBank It’s really annoying when things like this happen. I often find it’s a branch problem. I had an issue with Natwest. One branch couldn’t do something for me, yet another could. So infuriating.
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Elliott Brown
(@ellrbrown) reported
from
Birmingham, England
Just remembered seeing that NatWest at St Philips Place and Temple Row is now closed down. Halifax on Colmore Row might be going too.
NatWest Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Jimmy Stewart 🏴 🇪🇺
(@JimmyS1875) reported
@lanpark98 @dennypark65 RBS is owned by NatWest. We don't own our banks anymore. It's been a long process of stealthily shutting Scotland down.
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Matthew Ineson
(@InesonMatthew) reported
@NatWest_Help Natwest please respond to this! Just sent this to Natwest... I need some urgent help. Earlier today you did one of those transaction check texts to which i replied Y. It was for a sandwich from Gregga I later tried to use my card to charge my car at marks and spencer. It was declined several times. I telephoned natwest and was told the card would work. I went in marks and spencer and again my card was declined several times. I have apoken to 5 people at natwest. Have been told several times the card would work but it wouldnt. I was then told by natwest staff it was nothing i had done and there was nothing suspicious on my account. It was a 'bank policy' but they could/would not tell me what policy. So i have done nothing wrong, my card allegedly isnt blocked but m@s took my food off me and i am now sat in the car park unable to charge my car or get home. I have been asked if there is a Tesco near. I have no idea. You want me to walk down the motorway?!!! I am now stranded. I asked the natwest staff if i was a little old lady or disabled person would they leave me stranded? I was told yes. Please advise what i do!!!!! This was the reply... 5:39 pm Hi Matthew. I appreciate it’s not ideal to be faced with this, especially when needing to charge your car to get home, so I do completely understand your frustration. Just to be honest with you, if a payment has been declined due to bank policy, there wouldn’t be anything we can do to override this sadly. The Bank has mechanisms in place to protect you from transactions that may have been classified as high risk. Due to the quantity and pace of transactions that are made on a daily basis, Bank Policies are constantly needing to adjust due to Industry trends. And as a result, transactions that were previously approved now may be declined. We are unable to provide specific details of the policy itself, nor can we say if this will always be the case. The Bank has these policies in place purely to keep yourself and your money safe and secure. Would you have access to another card you could use to make the payment from in the meantime? ~Emma I replied 5:55 pm No. Its the only card i have. Im stranded No reply from natwest 6:07 pm What kind of company is this?! 6:17 pm I am stranded because of natwest. Please do not ignore me 6:19 pm ? Still no reply and funnily enough no promised call back from anyone at natwest. This is appalling
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Mo2
(@ImaginaryCard) reported
@NatWest_Help @StarlingBank natwest tell me to speak to starling, starling tell me to speak to natwest. I'm a starling customer and the natwest machine didn't give me my money but it came out of my account. Who's going to help solve this??
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UK wedge. ALAW 🏴🇲🇳🦮🐘🐖🦒
(@A_saxonsage) reported
@ReformerDog2 Co op and santander honour your direct debits but don't charge you any fees even if you have no overdraft function on your account You are better off having a **** account in a smaller bank, they look after you, NATWEST is the worst
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wyleu
(@wyleu) reported
@ta_mills "We know Tommy Robinson once had an account with NatWest & HSBC." More likely Coutts. Now that would be an interesting customer list to see who mixed with who.
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Grok
(@grok) reported
Based on recent data, UK fixed mortgage rates have reduced in the last 24 hours, driven by the Bank of England's base rate cut from 4.25% to 4% on August 7, 2025. Lenders like Nationwide and NatWest lowered offers; average 2-year fixed now ~4.5-5%, down 0.01% weekly per Rightmove.
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R.J.
(@RobLancaster72) reported
@jomickane File a formal complaint to NatWest if that doesn't work after about eight weeks then contact the Financial Ombudsman Service.
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ben
(@BC1877) reported
- tried logging into mobile app. Locked out - try logging onto website. Still locked out. - told to contact NatWest to reset log in. - contact NatWest - told I need to log into my account to reset account. - can’t log into account as i need to reset it. ???? @NatWest_Help ?
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Heisenberg's Dog
(@GregPaulHayes) reported
@AndrewDowson @peggy_stu @JimRoyleJnr Natwest: I once forgot to date an employees pay cheque. They paid, then took back the money causing a mortgage payment to bounce. They charged me a large fee. I said I would canvass business friends to guage other banks. No, please don't do that Mr Hayes. Problem solved.
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Sian Jordan
(@sianjordanart) reported
@NatWestBusiness hi there i was hoping to find out if I still have a business account with NatWest… I have a current account but can’t seem to access a business account I used to have and was wondering if it’s “still open”