FAQs - Financial Claims Scheme (FCS)

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The Financial Claims Scheme (FCS) is an Australian Government scheme that provides protection and quick access to deposits in banks, building societies and credit unions in the unlikely event that one of these financial institutions fails.

Under the FCS, certain deposits are protected up to a limit of $250,000 for each account holder at any bank, building society, credit union or other authorised deposit-taking institution (ADI) that is incorporated in Australia and authorised by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA).

The FCS can only come into effect if it is activated by the Australian Government when an institution fails. Once activated, the FCS will be administered by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA).

In an FCS scenario, APRA would aim to pay the majority of customers their protected deposits under the Scheme within seven calendar days.

The FCS limit of $250,000 applies to the sum of an account holder's deposits under the one banking license.

Therefore, all deposits held by an account holder at Challenger Bank Limited must be added together towards the $250,000 FCS limit.

Information on the FCS is available on the FCS website – www.fcs.gov.au.

 

*All depositors are protected by the Government guarantee. For further details, please refer www.fcs.gov.au.

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Issued by Challenger Bank Limited (ABN 54 087 651 750, AFSL/Australian Credit Licence 245606) which is an authorised deposit-taking institution (ADI) regulated by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority. Challenger Bank Limited is a part of the group of companies constituted by Challenger Limited and its subsidiaries (Challenger Group). No other entity in the Challenger group apart from Challenger Bank Limited is an ADI, and that entity's obligations does not represent deposits or other liabilities of Challenger Bank Limited. Challenger Bank Limited does not guarantee or otherwise provide assurance in respect of the obligations of that entity, unless noted otherwise.