Norwich and Peterborough

Norwich and Peterborough Building Society (N&P) has revamped its Gold Account to make it the cheapest for spending overseas.

Norwich and Peterborough Building Society (N&P) will launch a new debit card that's fees-free for overseas spending early next year, for both existing and new customers.

"Brand new customers only" was once the comical slogan used to mock banks and building societies that hiked existing customer charges while lowering those for newbies.

UK building societies have insisted they are still a safe haven for savers, despite a raft of major mutuals having their financial strength called into question this week.