How to Download a Bank Statement From Nationwide

A lender wants three months of statements, or your accountant needs last year’s, and you bank with Nationwide. Fortunately, you can download a bank statement from Nationwide as a PDF in minutes, either in the banking app or in the Internet Bank on a computer.

Below, you will find the exact steps for both, plus how far back Nationwide keeps statements and how to get older or paper copies. Finally, the guide covers what to do when you need the transactions in a spreadsheet.

Key Takeaways

• In the Nationwide app, statements live in My documents, under Profile and settings in the menu.
• In the Internet Bank, open the Documents tab, choose Statements, then select your account.
• You can download up to 36 months of past statements as PDF files, one statement at a time.
• Paper copies arrive within 10 working days; request them through Internet Bank chat, by phone or in a branch.
• Closed accounts stay viewable online for up to 3 years, and a separate historical statements service covers 5 years.

How to Download a Bank Statement From Nationwide

Nationwide offers two ways to download a bank statement from Nationwide: the mobile banking app and the Internet Bank. Both give you the same PDF statements.

In the Nationwide app

1. Log in to the Nationwide banking app.
2. Open the menu and choose Profile and settings.
3. Choose My documents.
4. Open the statement you need and save or share the PDF.

In the Nationwide Internet Bank

1. Log in to the Internet Bank on a computer.
2. Choose the Documents tab.
3. Choose Statements.
4. Under View by account, select the account, then download the statement you want.

Nationwide downloads one statement at a time. So if you need several months, repeat the steps for each statement. It is worth naming each file by month as you go, because the downloads can look identical in your folder.

How Far Back Can You Download Nationwide Statements?

Nationwide lets you download up to 36 months of past statements as PDFs, in both the app and the Internet Bank. Separately, you can view individual transactions for the past 15 months.

That three-year window covers most mortgage and rental applications. However, a tax enquiry or a long-running dispute may need older statements, and for those you have to request copies.

Statements for a closed Nationwide account

After you close an account, you can still see up to 3 years of past statements in the Internet Bank or the app. For accounts closed on or after 2 February 2018, Nationwide also runs a historical statements service covering 5 years. You need to register for it within 6 months of closing the account, and paper copies through that service are posted within 7 days.

How to Get a Paper Nationwide Statement

If you need a posted statement, Nationwide offers three routes:

• Internet Bank chat: select “Need help? Send us a message”, then “Chat with us”, and type “Get a statement”.
• By phone: call Nationwide on 03457 30 20 11.
• In a branch: ask a member of staff to order one for you.

Paper statements arrive in 10 working days, so leave time before any deadline. Also note how your account sends statements by default. Unless you go paperless or hold a FlexDirect account, Nationwide posts you a statement each month anyway.

Can You Export Nationwide Transactions?

Nationwide statements are PDFs, which are fine for reading but not for analysis. For raw data on a current account, Nationwide offers a midata download in the Internet Bank:

1. Select the current account.
2. Under Transactions, choose Download transactions.
3. Choose Download midata.

The midata file covers 12 months but leaves out the most recent 31 days. According to Nationwide, the app does not currently support midata downloads, so use a computer.

Reading the Codes on a Nationwide Statement

Nationwide uses short two-letter codes on its mini statements. For example, BD marks a Direct Debit, BP a bill payment, SO a standing order and XF a transfer. Other banks use different codes again, so our guide to the abbreviations on your bank statement helps when you hold accounts in more than one place.

Turning a Nationwide PDF Into a Spreadsheet

When you need to total a year of spending or reconcile a bank statement against your records, a PDF slows you down. Copying lines by hand also invites mistakes.

Instead, upload the PDF to our Nationwide bank statement converter. It gives you every transaction as a row in Excel or CSV, ready to sort and filter. If you also bank elsewhere, our bank statement converter works with PDF statements from other banks too.

Conclusion

To download a bank statement from Nationwide, open My documents in the app or the Documents tab in the Internet Bank, then pick the statement you need. You can reach back 36 months online, one PDF at a time. For anything older, or for a posted copy, use Internet Bank chat, call 03457 30 20 11 or visit a branch. Once you have the PDF, convert it to a spreadsheet whenever you need to work with the numbers.

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