Media Centre
This section of our website will be useful for those people who are interested in ME Bank's current initiatives and community activities, particularly the media.
ME Bank welcomes media enquires and is happy to assist journalists with information about the bank, or comment about industry issues.
28 Jan 2010
ME Bank Appoints New CEO
The Board of ME Bank is pleased to announce that Mr Jamie McPhee will be its new CEO. Mr McPhee will take over the reins of the Bank on 8 February.
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8 Jan 2010
ME Bank to defer loan payments for three months for WA Bushfire customers
ME Bank wishes to encourage its customers in Western Australia who have been impacted by the recent bushfires to contact the Bank on 13 15 63 as soon as possible.
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24 Dec 2009
Standard & Poor's confirms ME Bank is on the right track
In yet another indicator of the improving outlook for ME Bank, ratings agency Standard & Poor's on Friday lifted the outlook on the BBB/A-2 long- and short-term credit ratings assigned to ME Bank to stable from negative.
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18 Dec 2009
ME Bank Christmas and New Year Opening Hours
Our branches and National Customer Contact Centre will be closed on the following days for the Christmas and New Year period:
- Friday 25 December
- Saturday 26 December
- Monday 28 December
- Friday 1 January
18 Dec 2009
Starlight Cinema has extra shine in 2010 with ME Bank
ME Bank has become naming rights sponsor for North Sydney’s 2010 Starlight Cinema Season which will run from Wednesday 13 January to Saturday 20 March. Its new season promises an unforgettable cinematic experience and line–up of great recent release films for everyone.
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2 Dec 2009
Update ME - Summer 2009 - A Communication From ME Bank
- Message from the Chairman
- More branch locations, more choice for you
- Leading the way in low-cost banking
- ME Online Savings Account wins award
- Fifteen candles
- New car salary package launched
- Sponsorship update
- Saving on ATM fees
- Holiday season contact hours
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11 Nov 2009
Home loan, Online Savings Account and Term Deposit rates to rise
ME Bank will lift its standard variable home loan rate by 25 basis points following the Reserve Bank's decision on Cup Day to lift the cash rate by 25 basis points. This rate change is effective from Sunday, 15 November 2009. The Super Members Home Loan standard variable home loan rate is currently 5.64% and will rise to 5.89%.
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05 Nov 2009
NAB follows ME Bank's lead in abolishing Monthly Account-Keeping Fees
NAB's decision on monthly account keeping fees shows the big banks are now under pressure to slash fees and charges to bring them into line with those charged by ME Bank.
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23 Oct 2009
ME Bank opens a new branch at Westfield Fountain Gate Shopping Centre
In addition to the recent opening of its Knox branch, ME Bank also branches out to Victoria's most populous municipality, the outer south-eastern metropolitan region of Melbourne, with the opening of "Fountain Gate" branch.
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14 Oct 2009
ME Bank opens new branch at Knox in outer Melbourne
The expansion of the ME Bank Branch network continues with the opening of the Bank's sixth branch at Knox City Shopping Centre in Wantirna South, Melbourne.
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14 Oct 2009
ME Bank will open branch at Southland Shopping Centre
ME Bank's eighth branch is scheduled to open in Southland shopping centre in early November this year.
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6 Oct 2009
ME Bank response to RBA Cash Rate Rise
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21 Aug 2009
ME Bank's Online Savings Account wins another high profile award
ME Bank's Online Savings Account has won the Australian Financial Review Smart Investor Blue Ribbon Awards 2009, Overall Savings Account Category.
The judges said: "... ME Bank's Online Savings Account stands ahead of the pack, offering a competitive ongoing rate, as well as yielding the highest average rate over the 12 month period."
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18 Aug 2009
Savers are winners!
Thousands of ME Bank customers had an added reason to save from March to June 2009 because their regular deposits gave them increased chances to win one of forty-one prizes, including the major prize of a Toyota Prius I-Tech, in the Online Savings Account Save to Win promotion. The competition had an underlying theme of 'Save Responsibly, Live Responsibly' and promoted the benefits of the ME Online Savings Account.
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17 June 2009
Update ME - Winter 2009 - A communication from ME Bank
- The new face of ME Bank
- Branching out in Canberra and Melbourne
- ME Bank wins customer satisfaction award
- The faces of ME
- Mother's Day Classic
- IFFP news
- Too Young To Work
- DIY Banking
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15 May 2009
Industry Super Holdings creates two new CEO positions to replace Group CEO
The following press release will be of interest to ME Bank customers, particularly the Bank's intention to emerge from the current difficult environment in good shape and to grow strongly in more favourable economic and financial conditions.
Given the disappearance of several second tier banks in recent years - and the consequential increase in the dominance of the majors - ME Bank's capacity to offer value with quality service on a range of every day products should make the Bank more appealing than ever.
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5 May 2009
ME Bank stands by you in the tough times as well as the good.
ME Bank understands the importance of a meaningful and effective approach to customer hardship, and the continuing need to support our customers during tough times.
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20 April 2009
Go the extra step with ME Bank at the 2009 Mother's Day Classic
Australians are expected to walk or run in the 2009 Mother's Day Classic, on Sunday 10 May, to raise money for breast cancer research. To mark ME Bank's fifth year of major sponsorship, ME Bank is inviting event participants in Melbourne to go the extra step.
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9 April 2009
SMHL rates cut by 10 basis points
ME Bank today announced it would cut the standard variable interest rate on its Super Member Home Loans by 10 basis points. The reduced rate follows Tuesday's cut to the cash rate by the Reserve Bank and will be effective from Sunday, 19 April 2009.
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8 April 2009
ME Bank reviewing interest rates
Following the announcement by the Reserve Bank of Australia to cut interest rates, ME Bank is currently reviewing its rates and will make an announcement by Friday 17th April.
24 March 2009
ME Bank has Australia's happiest banking customers
ME Bank customers are happier with and more likely to recommend ME Bank's services to their family and friends than customers of any other Australian bank, according to the most recent CoreData Survey, Net Promoter Score (NPS).
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3 March 2009
ME Bank is offering 6% p.a. on its First Home Saver Account from 1 March 2009
ME Bank's First Home Saver Account (FHSA) is now offering a variable interest rate of 6.00% p.a. to Australians looking to save for their first home.
When added to the Government's 17.00% p.a. contribution, ME Bank's FHSA interest rate of 6.00% p.a. gives first home buyers the opportunity to earn a combined 23.00% p.a. on their first $5,000 deposited to the account each year.
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19 February 2009
ME Bank's Great Rate Online Savings Account not a Fake like some others
When ME Bank last year claimed it had "A Great Rate, Not a Fake Rate" for its Online Savings Account, it was right on the money.
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9 February 2009
ME Bank cuts interest rates by 75 basis points to its home loan customers
ME Bank today announced it would cut the variable interest rate on its Standard Variable Home Loans by 75 basis points. The reduced rate will be effective from the 15th of February 2009.
9 February 2009
Customers Affected by the Victorian Bushfires
We would like to reassure our customers that we will do everything we can to assist those who have been affected by the Victorian bushfires. Should you wish to speak to us about any of your ME Bank accounts, please call us on 1300 654 998.
6 February 2009
ME Bank reviewing interest rates
Following the announcement by the Reserve Bank of Australia to cut interest rates, ME Bank is currently reviewing its rates and will make an announcement by Wednesday 11th February.
9 January 2009
Update ME - Summer 2008/09 - A communication from ME Bank
- Offering a better banking alternative
- Customer service champs
- ME renews sponsorship with Fremantle Dockers
- Three new ME Branches
- Helping you save for your first home
- Gold, Gold, Gold for ME
- Planning to retire?
- The faces of ME
- DIY Banking
- Holiday season contact hours
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12 December 2008
ME Bank wins more Gold in Money magazine's "Best of the Best" Awards 2009.
ME Bank has taken three Gold Awards for Best First Home Saver Account; Best Investment Account (InterestME) and Cheapest Personal Loan in Money magazine's Best of the Best awards for 2009.
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10 December 2008
ME Bank signs Three Year Deal with Melbourne Storm
ME Bank has announced their commitment to a three year major sponsorship deal with the Melbourne Storm Rugby League Club.
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4 December 2008
ME Bank passes on the full 100 basis points interest rate cut to its home loan customers
ME Bank today announced it would cut the variable interest rate on its Standard Variable Home Loans by 100 basis points. The reduced rate follows Tuesday's cut to the cash rate by the Reserve Bank by 100 basis points and will be effective from the 14th of December 2008.
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21 November 2008
All "SMILES" for ME Bank and its customers
Australian Financial Review's Smart Investor magazine has named Members Equity Bank (MEB) as the "Highest Polling Home Lender" for its outstanding customer service as determined by the 2008 SMILES Poll.
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6 November 2008
ME Bank passes on the full 75 basis points interest rate cut to its home loan members
ME Bank today announced it would cut the variable interest rate on its Standard Variable Home Loans by 75 basis points. Members of participating trades unions and super funds, who have ME Bank's award-winning Standard Variable Home Loan, will now pay a standard variable interest rate of 7.24% per annum.
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30 October 2008
AOFM agrees to buy $500 Million Super Members Home Loan RMBS
The Federal Government's Australian Office of Financial Management has invested $500 million in ME Bank's AAA-Rated Super Members Home Loans (SMHL) Securitisation Fund Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (RMBS).
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16 October 2008
Union members will no longer be charged a dishonour fee for union deductions
ME Bank will no longer charge members of unions a $25 dishonour fee for union deductions where there are insufficient funds in their account.
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14 October 2008
ME Bank customers to benefit from Government guarantees
Before the Guarantee, the big banks were benefiting from the sense of uncertainty not because they offered lower fees or better products, prices or service. Now they will be forced to compete with ME Bank's award winning service, lower fees and transparent and simple products.
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8 October 2008
ME Bank will cut variable home loan rates by 80 basis points
ME Bank today announced it will cut the variable interest rate on its home loans by 80 basis points, effective 19 October 2008, following the cut to the cash rate by the Reserve Bank of Australia.
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8 October 2008
ME Bank launches First Home Saver Account
ME Bank is very excited and pleased to announce that it has launched its First Home Saver Account to young Australians looking for a premier savings vehicle to help them buy their own home.
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