'Crisis' insurance exec named Defence Bank CEO 05 June 2024 12:41AM Latest news Roberto Scenna, the CEO who oversaw the windup of Catholic Church Insurance, has been named as the next chief executive of Defence Bank. read more
Defence Bank CEO joins Ultradata 07 March 2024 5:52AM Latest news Ian Rogers David Marshall, chief executive of Defence Bank, has left to lead Ultradata as its CEO. read more
No brokers, no worries, says Defence Bank chief 01 November 2023 5:41AM Latest news John Kavanagh David Marshall, CEO, Defence Bank Defence Bank navigated the challenges of the past year successfully, reporting record lending in the year to June, as well as strong growth in deposits and income. read more
Briefs: Broker share passes 70 per cent, new chair for Defence Bank 30 November 2022 5:14AM Latest news Banking Day staff Mortgage brokers wrote 71.7 per cent of all new residential mortgages during the September quarter – the first time broker share has reached above 70 per cent. read more
Partners embolden Defence Bank 14 November 2022 5:25AM Latest news Ian Rogers Sweating assets and keeping a grip on costs, Defence Bank has produced a profit at the upper end of the range for the mutual banking sector in 2022. read more
Defence Bank beats a path to real-time lending in mutual sector 15 September 2022 4:58AM Latest news George Lekakis Customer-owned Defence Bank has broken fresh ground in the mutual sector following the launch of an automated lending platform engineered to crunch loan approval times to less than a minute. read more
Defence marches to own tune 20 October 2021 5:53AM Latest news Ian Rogers Defence Bank reported what it called “its best result yet” for FY2021, a net profit of A$13.9 million, a rise of 38 per cent. read more
Briefs: RACQ Bank, Defence Bank and Credit Clear appointments 26 November 2020 6:17AM Latest news Banking Day staff RACQ Bank has announced its new group executive, Defence Bank has made two appointments to its board and a finance industry veteran has joined the board of Credit Clear. read more
Briefs: Big year for Defence, NAB mothballs HQ, ASB shuts branches 02 July 2020 5:34AM Latest news Banking Day staff SME guarantee schemeDefence Bank said it recorded “its biggest loan funding year yet”. read more
Briefs: Newcastle on-boards tech, Defence Bank rating stable 31 March 2020 5:19PM Briefs Banking Day staff At the sole remaining building society in Australia, the majority of board members are now female. read more
Defence Bank expands beyond the wire 27 September 2016 3:39PM Authorised deposit-taking institutions Bernard Kellerman Defence Bank achieved another double-digit increase in annual net profit, which it puts down to a policy of investing in key locations and video technology. read more
Mutuals build fifth column in mortgage market 02 August 2016 4:54PM Mortgages Ian Rogers Mutual banks are jostling for bragging rights in industry growth stakes in Australian lending, with four large names putting a degree of substance into the mutual ADI sector's pretence to being a fift.. read more