NatWest The latest news, updates and opinions on NatWest from the expert team here at MoneyWeek Banks hike mortgage interest rates Features Banks have been hitting mortgage borrowers with interest-rate rises recently, even though the Bank of England base rate has remained at 0.5% since March 2009. Ruth Jackson finds the best deal on offer, and rounds up the rest of the week's personal finance news. Features Natwest and RBS customers: should you stay or go? Tips The NatWest and Royal Bank of Scotland have been forced to sell branches to Santander to satisfy European competition rules. Customers at those branches will automatically become Santander customers over the next year. So what should you do? By Ruth Jackson-Kirby Published 1 October 10 Tips 1 2 3 4 5