Queensland Country hugs Maleny 19 November 2020 6:06AM Latest news Ian Rogers The MCU board on Wednesday told members it “has unanimously resolved to engage in a merger with Queensland Country Bank. read more
MCU braces 18 November 2020 6:09AM Latest news Ian Rogers MCU Ltd is facing legal action from Ezifin over an aborted takeover bid. read more
MCU too hard for Ezifin 02 October 2020 6:00AM Latest news Ian Rogers A second fintech has been thwarted at its attempt to engineer access to an ADI licence via a takeover of Maleny Credit Union. A merger with another mutual ADI is the likely fall-back for one of Austra.. read more
Second delay for MCU and FirstMac 10 July 2019 4:37PM M&A Banking Day staff A Supreme Court of Queensland judge has set August 2nd as the latest date on which members of MCU Ltd (Maleny Credit Union) may seek final approval of the Scheme of Arrangement to transfer its ADI bus.. read more
Patience pays for neobank schemers 10 May 2019 3:53PM Authorised deposit-taking institutions Ian Rogers Firstmac and 86400 are counting on a speedy, post-election green light for their entry into the banking industry, with fully-fledged banking licences anticipated. read more
Briefs: Carnell decrees, Maleny MCU votes 30 April 2019 3:59PM Briefs Banking Day staff The Australian Taxation Office copped a hiding yesterday from Kate Carnell, the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, over its debt collection practices. read more
CUA challenges banks on digital 07 December 2018 5:19PM Credit Union Bernard Kellerman Australia's largest credit union, CUA, is continuing its push into digital banking with a new personal banker instant messaging app. read more
Briefs: Data breaches over-reported, MCU considering joining Alliance 14 June 2018 4:51PM Briefs Banking Day staff In the six weeks after the Commonwealth Government's notifiable data breach scheme came into force, it received 63 reports of data breaches. read more
Small ADIs nudge Alliance Bank queue 10 April 2017 3:59PM Credit Union Ian Rogers Nova Credit Union's members are today likely to confirm a step toward a union with Bendigo and Adelaide Bank under the latter's Alliance Bank model. The bank drew four credit unions under its wing in.. read more
Maleny moves towards Alliance Bank membership 26 September 2016 1:31PM Credit Union John Kavanagh Maleny Credit Union may be the next mutual to join Bendigo and Adelaide Bank's Alliance Bank partnership, with a proposal under consideration to make the change next year. read more