Newcastle Permanent Explained
Newcastle Permanent was an Australian building society, and is now a brand of Newcastle Greater Mutual Group,[3] as a result of a merger with Greater Bank.[4] Its head office is located in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
History
- 1903 – Founded as a Starr-Bowkett Society in the Newcastle suburb of Wickham on 2 February 1903
- 1939 – Newcastle Permanent Building Society was established
- 1966 – First branch was opened to customers
- 1970 – Introduced its famous ‘house’ logo
- 1983 – Relocation of office headquarters to King St, Newcastle
- 1984 – Installation of Newcastle Permanent's first ATM
- 2001 – Internet banking was launched for Newcastle Permanent customers
- 2004 – The Charitable Foundation distributed its first grant
- 2018 – Celebrated 115 years of banking.
- 2023 – Merged with Greater Bank
In November 2022, Newcastle Permanent's members voted to merge the society with Greater Bank, to take effect in March 2023, provided regulatory approval.[5] Both brands were planned to continue.
Notes and References
- http://www.newcastlepermanent.com.au/Header/Aboutus/Whoweare/OurHistory/tabid/200/Default.aspx Newcastle Permanent website: Our History
- Web site: Newcastle Permanent Annual Report 2019. nnewcastlepermanent.com.au. 13 Sep 2024.
- Web site: Notice of our merger . 2023-03-18 . www.greater.com.au . March 2023 . en.
- News: Matthew. Kelly. 2022-09-27 . Members have their say on Newcastle Perm - Greater Bank merger . 2022-09-29 . . en-AU. limited.
- Web site: 2022-11-02 . Ian. Kirkwood. What the Greater Bank and Newcastle Permanent merger means for banking with the big four . 2022-11-08 . Newcastle Herald . en-AU.
