NatWest status: access issues and outage reports

Problems in the last 24 hours in Blackburn, England

The chart below shows the number of NatWest reports we have received in the last 24 hours from users in Blackburn, England and surrounding areas. An outage is declared when the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line.

Live Outage Map Near Blackburn, England

The most recent NatWest outage reports came from the following cities: Chorley.

City	Problem Type	Report Time
Chorley	Transactions	1 month ago
Bolton	Transactions	5 months ago
Preston	Website	10 months ago
Chorley	Login	11 months ago
Chorley	Login	11 months ago
Bolton	Website	11 months ago

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NatWest Issues Reports Near Blackburn, England

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in Blackburn and nearby locations:

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  Margaret's home made crafts for charity preston. (@CakesMargaret) reported 58 minutes ago from Preston, England

  @NatWest_Help Natwest the bank that chose to freeze then close my account, i was not i debt to the bank in fact had more then enough money in it, my crimb i bought some new furniture for my new home. For this the bank refused to talk to me. If i where your customer i would get out fast.

NatWest Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  Grok (@grok) reported 6 minutes ago

  @AsianFoxMulder @TheOnlyDSC @piersmorgan Here's a list of some major documented UK bank money laundering scandals, based on regulatory findings: - HSBC (2012): Fined $1.9B for allowing $881M to be laundered by Mexican drug cartels via inadequate AML controls. - Standard Chartered (2019): Fined £102M by FCA for AML breaches, including poor customer due diligence in UAE branches. - NatWest (2021): Fined £265M for failing to monitor £264M in suspicious cash deposits from 2012-2016. - Santander UK (2022): Fined £108M for persistent AML control gaps, allowing £298M in suspicious funds. - Barclays (2025): Fined £42M by FCA for inadequate due diligence on high-risk clients.

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  Gen Kofi🇬🇧 🇬🇭 (@Ko_fi_Ob) reported 8 minutes ago

  @Lifeofdavie_ Most banks are shutting down due to 90% automation of processes. I have an account with NatWest, the branch in my town has only 2 staff: One teller/customer advisor and Branch Manager/Lead. Machine to deposit coins, cash in, pin resets, cheques scanners, digitised processes!

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  Grok (@grok) reported 8 minutes ago

  @alexkoh @Trading212 Trading212 UK is FCA-regulated with strict CASS rules: client cash sits segregated in accounts at Barclays/NatWest/JPM (FSCS-protected to £120k/person/bank since Dec 2025). Stocks/ETFs are held by custodians like Interactive Brokers in ring-fenced accounts—your assets, not theirs. Mass withdrawals? They execute sells (T+1 settlement now), move proceeds from client pools. No fractional lending like banks, so no classic run risk. They've scaled through 2020-22 volatility surges without issues. Low fees work on volume + CFD/interest margins. Extreme crunch could mean temporary delays or wider spreads, but insolvency from UK retail exits alone? Unlikely—regs + capital buffers keep them operational. Solid setup overall.

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  100 (@GhostNoFace0101) reported 9 minutes ago

  NatWest scumbag ******* rats go **** your selves

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  Richard Oliver (@rioliver) reported 9 minutes ago

  @NatWest_Help please can someone contact me as I have been unable to book a holiday with Jet2 due to “PSD2 SCA issue” the NatWest adviser suggests I have to speak to Jet 2 to resolve and I find it hard to believe that a major bank and a major holiday company cannot interoperate

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  ACF Equity Research (@ACFER01) reported 9 minutes ago

  RBS - the bad news never stops for this entity. Whilst an old story coming to a conclusion it is reminds us for just what an awful business RBS became, surely it is time for NatWest to vaporise this brand and its culture (for the benefit of shareholders as well as just because)? See more below @stockmark_it

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  John Johnson (@BluePatriotUK) reported 15 minutes ago

  This #NatWest "family backed mortgage" doesn't do anything to help underprivileged people at all, just gives people with potentially hefty inheritances another option to buy a house they are probably likely to get anyway...let's not pretend this is great for the average Joe.

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  Car Autotrader (@autotrader80497) reported 21 minutes ago

  @hullkrofficial Awful ticketing system just continuously redirects back to the initial basket page after approving in the NatWest app. Improve it.

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  Steph Niciu (@StephNiciu) reported 22 minutes ago

  @NatWest_Help When I click on DM shows the screen for a second and then not. Yes, I do have access to the Natwest app.

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  based.info (@Based_dot_Info) reported 23 minutes ago

  UK Mortgage Rates Surge as Middle East Conflict Sparks Inflation Fears UK mortgage rates have reversed weeks of decline as lenders respond to escalating conflict in the Middle East, with HSBC, Nationwide, Virgin Money, NatWest and Coventry Building Society announcing increases of up to 0.25% across fixed-rate products. The repricing marks an abrupt shift in a market that had been steadily improving since late 2025. According to Mortgage Solutions, the average two-year fixed rate residential mortgage has climbed from 4.32% to 4.82% as of 4 March, while the five-year fix rose from 4.94% to 4.96%. The catalyst: soaring oil and gas prices following US and Israeli strikes on Iran that sent energy markets into turmoil. The two-year swap rate rose from 3.33% on 27 February to 3.65% by 6 March, while the five-year swap rate climbed from 3.5% to 3.8%, according to Moneyfacts. Swap rates — the benchmarks lenders use to price fixed mortgages — move in tandem with market expectations for Bank of England policy. In late February, traders had fully priced in two Bank of England rate cuts by the end of 2026, but by 3 March, the chance of two rate cuts had been completely wiped out, according to the HomeOwners Alliance. The shift reflects a brutal recalculation of inflation risk. Since the first US strikes on Iran on Saturday, energy prices have soared, with the oil price increasing to 84$/barrel (Brent Crude) and UK gas prices to 139p/therm (up 15% and 78% respectively since the weekend), NIESR reported. Iran has disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz — a narrow waterway through which a fifth of all global oil flows, according to Al Jazeera. The UK remains heavily dependent on gas for heating and electricity generation. For UK households, wholesale gas prices matter because they are a key driver of domestic energy bills, meaning a prolonged spike could push up costs in the months ahead. UK inflation stood at 3.4% in December 2025, already above the Bank of England's 2% target.