COBA’s CEO Mike Lawrence was asked to give evidence to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Tax and Revenue Inquiry into Housing Affordability and Supply in Australia. Click here to read Mike’s opening statements - bit.ly/31k6cMx

Today we’re celebrating the International Day of Cooperatives and the theme of ‘Cooperatives for Climate Action’ for 2020. Our members stand tall in a global community of customer owned businesses taking action on climate change. bit.ly/2NVIsV3 #Coops4ClimateAction

Innovating and caring for our customers is what we've always done. Always have. Always will. #CustomerOwnedBanking

Our members have assisted more than 1,150 first home buyers to purchase a property over three months, through the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme. bit.ly/2SV0JVC #CustomerOwnedBanking #FirstHome #AustralianDream

Our members welcome ASIC’s approval of regulatory relief to fast track the issuance of debit cards to customers who use passbooks and branch visits to do their banking. These customers face particular impacts from the COVID-19 crisis. #CustomerOwnedBanking bit.ly/2Ye8ucA

‘Perfect storm’ of low interest rates and banking regulation threatens competition #CompetitionInBanking #MoreThan4 bit.ly/32TpC7T

We welcome the Government's decision to crack down on fraudulent number porting with the introduction of stronger identity verification processes - an issue COBA has advocated for over a decade bit.ly/39igeNB #PeopleFirst

COBA has launched a monthly email that summarises COBA’s key activities and issues impacting the sector. Read our February edition that covers our sector’s response to the bushfires and more. #CustomerOwnedBanking bit.ly/2vqoo7o

Scammers know what buttons to push to make victims feel loved and connected. COBA warns Aussies against the manipulative wiles of romance scammers ahead of Valentine's Day bit.ly/2SGGJoM #MoneyForHoney #FakeLove

Customer owned banking institutions have experienced a surge of interest from potential home buyers ahead of tomorrow, when the majority of loans under the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme will be released. bit.ly/31bJGBj #CustomerOwnedBanking #FirstHome