Illawarra CU and Community First Bank to merge 28 May 2024 6:18AM Latest news Ian Rogers Community First Bank and Illawarra Credit Union are planning to merge, the boards of both ADIs informed their members yesterday. read more
Mutual banks call off merger 08 June 2023 5:45AM Latest news Ian Rogers Australian Mutual Bank and Community First Bank have cancelled a mooted merger. read more
Australian Mutual and Community First plan merger 08 September 2022 6:01AM Latest news Ian Rogers Australian Mutual Bank and Community First Credit Union have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore a merger of the two organisations. read more
Bendigo Bank loses ‘community bank’ trade mark 19 April 2021 5:35AM Latest news John Kavanagh Community First Credit Union has successfully challenged Bendigo and Adelaide Bank’s right to trademark the words “community bank”, with the Federal Court ruling the bank cannot prevent others from us.. read more
Community banks all round 23 September 2019 3:52PM Credit Union Ian Rogers The use of the label 'community' in the context of banking gets a working over by a Federal Court judge, to the advantage of Community First Credit Union and the detriment of Bendigo Bank. read more
AD: Corporate Governance at Community First Credit Union 21 August 2018 8:14AM Events Banking Day staff Ahead of Corporate Governance Leaders 2018, we chat to John Tancevski, CEO at Community First Credit Union to discuss how the organisation maintains stakeholder confidence while still encouraging in.. read more
Briefs: Cape to merge with Community First, HSBC goes very low in NZ, big day for RBNZ 07 June 2018 4:47PM Briefs Banking Day staff A special general meeting of Cape Credit Union on 30 May, saw 97 per cent of members who voted supporting the board's recommendation to merge with Community First Credit Union. read more
Sydney banking utility eases up 03 May 2018 4:49PM Credit Union Banking Day staff The rationale behind the merger of Community First and CAPE credit unions is the same as the dozens of mergers that have preceded it. read more
CAPE and Community First unite 12 March 2018 4:16PM Credit Union Banking Day staff CAPE Credit Union will merge with Community First Credit Union, creating a A$1 billion mutual ADI. read more
Community a stretch for Bendigo 08 August 2017 4:12PM Authorised deposit-taking institutions George Lekakis Community First Credit Union and Hume Bank are in dispute with Bendigo and Adelaide Bank over the moniker "community bank." read more