Nationwide promises to keep its 14 Northamptonshire branches open until at least 2030

Nationwide, which has branches in Corby, Rothwell, Weston Favell, Abington Street, Wellingborough Road, Duston, Kingsthorpe, Moulton Park, Daventry, Kettering, Rushden, Towcester, Wellingborough and Irthlingborough, has announced a commitment to keep all of its branches in the country open until at least 2030.

The announcement comes in a time where bank branches are leaving high streets, as more customers rely more on digital banking. However, Nationwide says branch closures have a “disproportionate impact on vulnerable customers, including older people, many of whom rely on face-to-face services and support”.

Dame Debbie Crosbie DBE, Group Chief Executive at Nationwide, said: “Our customers can be confident that they can bank with us whichever way they choose. Branches are important to our customers, to communities, and to the health of our High Streets. That’s why Nationwide will continue to keep branches open in addition to our investment in online and telephone channels.”

Nationwide says it now operates the UK’s biggest single-brand banking network and new figures from the company show increased branch usage and account openings through 2025, particularly in areas where Nationwide is the ‘last branch in town’. Nationwide says it is now the last branch standing in 133 UK towns and villages, including in Irthlingborough, Towcester, the Duston area of Northampton and the Kingsthorpe area of Northampton.

Nationwide’s branch promise was first introduced in 2019, and was extended last year, when Nationwide included the Virgin Money branches it gained when it acquired the bank in October 2024.