Bank of the Year 2009
By Money Team
Where does your institution rank?
These difficult economic times have underlined the importance of a strong financial system, as we have in Australia.
"Now in its fifth year, the main of the Consumer Finance Awards, including Bank of the Year 2009, is to push the banks and other financial institutions to provide even better products and services," says Money Effie Zahos.
"This has not been easy with the global financial crisis.
"This special awards edition of Money magazine celebrates those that have delivered exceptional value across a broad range of products while recognising there is still a lot of room for improvement."
The winners of the 2009 Consumer Finance Awards are:
Bank of the Year: Westpac
Credit Union of the Year: Community Alliance
Building Society of the Year: IMB Limited
Credit Card Issuer of the Year: 16 credit unions share the top spot
Money Minder of the Year: Bankwest
Personal Lender of the Year: Holiday Coast Credit Union
Home Lender of the Year: St. George and BankSA
Non- Bank Lender of the Year: RAMS
Margin Lender of the Year: Colonial Geared Investments
Business Bank of the Year: Westpac
Banking Website of the Year: Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Socially Responsible Bank of the Year: ANZ
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