ANZ Bank Donates $AUS100,000 to Fiji

Fiji Higgins Storm Chasing

ANZ Bank today announced an assistance package for customers in Fiji following the devastation by Tropical Cyclone Winston as well as donating $A100,000 to the Red Cross Tropical Cyclone Winston Appeal.

ANZ CEO Pacific & CEO Fiji Vishnu Mohan said: “This is one of the worst cyclones to hit Fiji destroying many towns and villages as well as damaging vital infrastructure. It will take a long time for Fiji to fully recover from this disaster and we want our customers to know that we are here ready to support them.”

ANZ’s customer assistance package includes:

  • suspension of all home loan, personal loan and small loan repayments for 60 days;
  • suspension of all banking facility repayments to commercial customers  for an agreed period of time;
  • temporary adjustments to lending limits to assist with unexpected costs;
  • early access to term deposits without incurring penalty fees;
  • waiver of application fees for home or personal loans;
  • waiver of fees associated with replacement of damaged EFTPOS terminals due to cyclone damage,;
  • waiver of fees for International Money Transfers via Internet Banking from Australia and New Zealand into Fiji until 31 March 2016.

ANZ has set up a customer helpline to ensure speedy delivery of information and services.

ANZ says it understands the importance remittances will play in the recovery which is why it has waived fees until the end of March.

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