On 19th December 2008 the Commonwealth Bank acquired Bankwest. We are now part of the Commonwealth Bank Group which is one of Australia’s leading providers of integrated financial services including retail banking, premium banking, business banking, institutional banking, funds management, superannuation, insurance and investment and share broking.

In our home state of Western Australia, we operate in every market segment – personal, business, rural and housing. We offer extensive specialist services in international banking, equipment finance and project finance.

Happy banking
As part of the happy banking revolution, we have opened a number of stores, all created with one purpose in mind – to bring convenient, value-for-money banking to the people.

That meant extended opening hours, cool new stores, the very best service and award-winning products. In addition to a host of golds in Money Magazine's 2008 Best of the Best Awards, we won the 2008 Lender of the Year at the Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia (MFAA) Excellence Awards, 2008 Regional Bank of the Year at the Australian Banking & Finance Magazine Awards and 2008 Bank of the Year at the AFR Smart Investor Awards.

Happy people
What’s more, we’ve created hundreds of new jobs in the process. And we’re still scouring the country, recruiting the best people to make happy banking a reality for Australians.

At the end of the day, our happy banking revolution is all about people. It’s about our customers and our employees, supporting communities and improving lives.