I saw the same article, 1992, if I recall correctly, when my wife and I were in the same boat. The Nationwide BS, when called said that we wern't eligable for the scheme as it was only for the people in real trouble inthe south, not north of Watford gap. (We lived in Derbyshire at the time). My £20,00- arrears seemed real enough to my wife and I at the time. Since then, gone bankrupt, now chasing my wife.(posted 8116 days ago)