St. George Bank is a commercial retail and business bank, serving over 2.6 million consumer, business and corporate customers in Australia. The firm is known for exceptional service, innovative, award-winning products and specialist financial advice for retail and business customers. St.George was founded in the southern Sydney suburbs in 1937. Over the next 50 years St.George built a reputation as Australia's foremost building society, before achieving full banking status in 1992. In 2008, St.George merged with Westpac Banking Corporation and the retail and business banking distribution businesses are now known as St.George Bank. The firm is based in Kogarah, Sydney, Australia.