P&N Bank

"P&N" redirects here. For other uses, see PN.

P&N Bank

P&N Bank branch in Westfield Carousel
Native name	Police & Nurses Limited
Company type	Mutual bank
Industry	Banking
Headquarters	Perth , Australia
Key people	Andrew Hadley (Chief Executive Officer) Stephen Targett (Chairman)
Products	Retail banking Insurance Home loans
Website	pnbank.com.au

P&N Bank is a division of Police & Nurses Limited and is an Australian customer-owned bank based in Western Australia. Operating under a mutual model, P&N Bank provides retail banking services such as home loans, savings accounts, and insurance services. The bank has a network of branches throughout Perth and Bunbury.

As a customer-owned bank, there are no third-party shareholders.

History

Police & Nurses Credit Society originated in Western Australia in 1990 from the merger of the Police Credit Society of Western Australia Ltd ^[1] and Western Australia Nurses Credit Society Ltd. ^[2] In 2001, the organisation merged with Energy Credit Union Ltd, ^[3] which was the amalgamation of a number of smaller WA credit unions, the oldest of which was established in 1949. Around 15 credit unions make up P&N Bank's history.

• 1969: Western Australian Police Union Cooperative Credit Union Society Limited established
• 1972: WA Nurses Credit Society Limited established
• 1981: MTT Salaried Officers Association Credit Union merged with the Police Credit Society and membership was extended to members of the Army, Navy and Air Force
• 1990: Merger of the Police Credit Society and the Nurses Credit Society to Police & Nurses Credit Society
• 2001: Energy Credit Union merged into Police & Nurses Credit Society
• 2013: Police & Nurses Credit Society became a mutual bank trading as P&N Bank
• 2019: Bananacoast Community Credit Union based in Coffs Harbour became a division of Police & Nurses Limited, establishing a national multi-brand organisation with P&N Bank operating in Western Australia and BCU Bank operating in New South Wales and South East Queensland
• 2024: P&N Bank signed a Memorandum of understanding to investigate a potential merger with Beyond Bank Australia, ^[4] it did not proceed ^[5]

References

1. Police Credit Society of Western Australia Ltd
2. Western Australia Nurses Credit Society Ltd
3. Energy Credit Union Ltd
4. "P&N Bank and Beyond Bank explore the opportunity to merge". 5 June 2024.
5. P&N Bank pulls billion dollar merger with Beyond Bank after questions raised about Beyond boss The West Australian 15 September 2024