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It was the first bank in Australia to do so. [7] In June 2020, Bank Australia became a certified B Corp, that is, a for-profit corporation certified by B Lab for its social impact. [8] In April 2022, Bank Australia responded to shareholder demands [9] and announced their Climate Action Strategy, setting a target to achieve net zero emissions by ...
Banking in Australia is dominated by four major banks: Commonwealth Bank, Westpac, Australia & New Zealand Banking Group and National Australia Bank.There are several smaller banks with a presence throughout the country which includes Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, Suncorp Bank, [1] and a large number of other financial institutions, such as credit unions, building societies and mutual banks ...
Auswide Bank (formerly Wide Bay Building Society) Bundaberg: 1966: Avenue Bank: Sydney: 2021 [11] Bank Australia (previously Members and Education Credit Union & Bankmecu) Melbourne: 1957: Customer-Owned [12] Certified 2020 [13] BankFirst: Melbourne: 1972: Bank of Melbourne: Melbourne: 2011: Subsidiary of Westpac: Bank of Queensland: Brisbane ...
ME Bank, also known as ME, is an Australian direct bank based in Melbourne.It became a subsidiary of Bank of Queensland in July 2021.. Founded in 1994 as Super Member Home Loans (SMHL) by Australia's industry superannuation funds, SMHL became Members Equity Bank in 1999, and received a banking licence from the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA) in July 2001 and was approved by ...
Great Southern Bank, formerly Credit Union Australia, is one of Australia's largest customer-owned banks with corporate offices in Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne. [5] It provided banking services to more than 400,000 Australians in 2023.
In 2002, the company began to run down its loan book and re-positioned itself as a mortgage broker, and introduced its own credit card shortly thereafter. [3] In August 2008, Commonwealth Bank acquired a 33% stake in Aussie. [4] In February 2009, the firm acquired Wizard Home Loans. [5] The deal saw the loan book expand to more than A$31 billion.
The move is in sync with the Reserve Bank of Australia's hike, seventh in as many months, raising the benchmark lending rate by 25 basis points to a nine-year peak of 2.85%, signalling more to ...
Heritage and People’s Choice Limited, trading as People's Choice, [5] is an Australian credit union based in Adelaide, South Australia.It is one of Australia's largest [4] credit unions, with branches located in South Australia, Northern Territory and Victoria, offering loans, credit cards, transaction and savings accounts, mortgages and insurance.