Eight in 10 Australians are members of a cooperative or mutual, but only 3 in 10 Australians are aware of that fact! How is that possible?

One explanation is that for decades, mutuals and cooperatives across the country have been quietly returning their profits back into their businesses to benefit Members, without making a big song and dance about it.

Time for a bit of singing and dancing, we say!

Bank First has existed since 1972 – first as a credit union and then as a mutual bank, and in each of the 50-plus years since then, we’ve worked hard to benefit our Members, our partners, and the communities they live in.

We care. And we offer superior service while allocating a percentage of our profits to flow on to local teachers, nurses, students and patients.

We’ve been busy getting on with the business of banking Australians – in our case, 90,000-plus Members – and we’re committed to being louder about it!