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Heritage and People's Choice Limited, trading as People First Bank, is an Australian mutual bank.It is one of Australia's largest mutual banks, with branches located in South Australia, Northern Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, and Victoria, offering loans, credit cards, transaction and savings accounts, mortgages and insurance.
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.
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 ...
The Bank of New South Wales (BNSW), also known as The Wales, was the first bank in Australia. It was established in 1817 in Sydney. During the 19th century, the bank opened branches throughout Australia and New Zealand, expanding into Oceania in the 20th century. Throughout it history it merged with and purchased many other financial institutions.
1821 – Bank of New South Wales Cashier Francis Williams embezzled £12,000 (approx. $3,202,000AU in 2024) from Australia's first bank. [1] [2] 20 September 1822 – Alexander Pearce, Bob Greenhill and six others escaped from Macquarie Harbour. Pearce and Greenhill later killed their fellow escapees and ate them.
Westpac offered Samoan investors, who held the remaining shares, the same price it had paid Bank of Hawaii. Westpac now owns 93.5% of Westpac Bank Samoa and Samoan companies and individuals own 6.5%. In Tonga, Bank of Hawaii sold its shares in Bank of Tonga to Westpac, giving Westpac 60% ownership of what is now Westpac Bank of Tonga.
At federation in 1901 and for a period afterwards, the currency used in the Australian colonies which became states consisted of British silver and copper coins, Australian minted gold sovereigns (worth £1) and half sovereigns, locally minted copper trade tokens (suppressed in 1881, some state earlier [8]) and private bank notes.
Aussie is an Australian retail financial services group with operations spanning all mainland capital cities and major regional centres throughout Australia. As of April 2012, Aussie reported a loan book under management of over A$42 billion through 750 brokers and 150 stores.