Company type | Mutual bank |
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Industry | Banking |
Founded | March 23, 1869 |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | New Zealand |
Key people | Mark McLean (CEO)\ Joe O’Connell (Board Chairman) |
Products | Banking Insurance Financial services Property |
Total assets | $4 billion |
Number of employees | 280+ (2018) |
Divisions | 2 |
Website | www |
SBS Bank is a New Zealand registered bank which was founded in 1869. In October 2008 it gained bank registration and the Southland Building Society became SBS Bank. It is a 100% New Zealand owned registered bank that has retained a mutual building society structure.
The Bank has a BBB credit rating.
It uses the prefix 03 for its account numbers which is the same as Westpac Bank NZ because they use the same 'lines'. The bank's head office is based in Invercargill.