For those affected by the fires, the banks have set up Bush Fire help lines for their clients to call if there in financial trouble as a result of the fires.
If you’re stuck for mortgage repayments, or clearing the credit card – get in touch with your bank when you can to let them know to see if they can help by pausing payments, reducing interest etc.
This could be:
– If your house burned down
– You’re a volunteer firefighter and have been without pay
– Your stock (animals or plants) have been destroyed
– Any other reason you’ve been financially out of sorts due to the fires (talk to whichever bank you’re with)
Here’s a list of a fair few banks in Australia, and their Bush Fire help line numbers:
Adelaide Bank – 1300 650 259⠀
AMP – 133 888⠀
ANZ – 1800 149 549⠀
Bank Australia- 132 888⠀
Bank of Melbourne – 1300 020 266⠀
Bank of Qld – 1800 079 866⠀
BankWest – 1300 769 173⠀
Bendigo Bank – 1300 652 146⠀
CBA – 1300 720 814⠀
Citibank – 1800 722 879⠀
Firstmac 13 12 20⠀
Heritage – 13 14 22⠀
ING – 133 464⠀
LaTrobe – 13 80 10⠀
Liberty – 1800 110 924⠀
Macquarie – 1300 363 330⠀
ME Bank – 13 15 63⠀
MyState – 138 001⠀
NAB – 1800 701 599⠀
Resimac – 1300 793 741⠀
Rural Bank – 1300 660 115⠀
St George – 1300 655 489⠀
Suncorp – 13 11 55⠀
Virgin Money – 1800 701 997⠀
Westpac – 1800 067 497
