Newcastle Permanent was an Australian building society, and is now a brand of Newcastle Greater Mutual Group, as a result of a merger with Greater Bank. 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. Both brands were planned to continue.
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