Formerly | Rural Bank of New South Wales (1933–1981) |
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Industry | Financial services |
Predecessor | Government Savings Bank of New South Wales |
Founded | 1 July 1933 |
Defunct | 23 November 1994 |
Successors | Colonial State Bank Commonwealth Bank |
Headquarters | Rural Bank Building, Martin Place (1936–1982) |
Area served | New South Wales |
The State Bank of New South Wales, from 1933 until 1981 known as the Rural Bank of New South Wales, was a bank that was owned by the Government of New South Wales. In 1994, it was taken over by Colonial Mutual and became the Colonial State Bank and then sold to the Commonwealth Bank in 2000.