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WA-70015

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank / RACQ BankWA-70015

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Processing timeline

31

days

Filed

28 Mar 2026

Notification waiver determination published

Decision

28 Apr 2026Notification waiver determination published
Type
Waiver
Outcome
Approved
Stage
Waiver application
Status
Assessment completed

Parties

Acquirer(s)

BENDIGO AND ADELAIDE BANK LIMITED ABN - 11 068 049 178

Target(s) or Vendor(s)

MEMBERS BANKING GROUP LIMITED (TRADING AS RACQ BANK) ABN - 83 087 651 054

Other parties

THE ROYAL AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF QUEENSLAND LIMITED ABN - 72 009 660 575

Summary

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited is acquiring Members Banking Group Limited trading as RACQ Bank’s retail loan and deposit books via an asset sale. This banking sector transaction involves RACQ Bank’s A$2.7 billion in retail loans and A$2.5 billion in retail deposits.

Acquisition details

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited ( Bendigo and Adelaide Bank ) and Members Banking Group Limited trading as RACQ Bank ( RACQ Bank ) have entered into an agreement for Bendigo and Adelaide Bank to acquire RACQ Bank’s retail loan and deposit books by way of an asset sale (the Acquisition ). Bendigo and Adelaide Bank is an Australian, ASX-listed (ASX:BEN) authorised deposit-taking institution ( ADI ) headquartered in Bendigo, Victoria. Established in 1858, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank provides retail banking services to over 2.9m customers through 416 branches across Australia, and has over $73bn of customer deposits and over $84bn of total lending. Bendigo and Adelaide Bank’s customer-facing banking business is split into a consumer division and a business and agribusiness division. RACQ Bank is an ADI and wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of The Royal Automobile Club of Queensland Limited ( RACQ ). RACQ Bank provides retail loan and deposit banking services, including personal, home and business loans, transactions accounts, savings accounts and term deposits to approximately 90,000 customers. At 30 June 2025, RACQ Bank’s retail business comprised A$2.7bn of retail loans and A$2.5bn of retail deposits. Upon completion, RACQ Bank customers will be migrated to Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, and RACQ will refer its members to Bendigo and Adelaide Bank for certain banking products under a separate referral arrangement. The referral arrangement will not commence until post-completion.

Industry

Broad:Financial Services & InsuranceANZSIC 6221:Banking

Decisions and key events

28 Apr 2026Notification waiver determination publishedAttachmentPDF149.5 KB

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