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Westpac completes sale of vehicle loan book

by Annie Kane8 minute read
Westpac completes sale of vehicle loan book

The big four bank has completed the sale of its $1-billion wholesale dealer loan book to Angle Auto Finance, with introducers to transition over in due course.

Westpac has confirmed that it has completed the sale of its vehicle dealer finance and novated leasing businesses to Angle Finance, a portfolio company of Cerberus Capital Management, which works closely with the broker market.

The business, which has a wholesale dealer loan book of approximately $1 billion in receivables, will now operate as Angle Auto Finance.

The transition of Westpac’s retail, wholesale dealer and introducer networks to Angle Auto Finance has now begun and is expected to complete “by the end of March 2022”.

Westpac noted the “key milestone in the transaction”, with Westpac Group’s chief executive, specialist businesses, Jason Yetton, stating that the sale continues the major bank’s move to “simplify” operations.

“Westpac is confident that Angle will provide a high level of support for dealers and customers and is committed to investing and growing the business to help more Australians get behind the wheel,” Mr Yetton said.

Westpac last year entered into an agreement to sell its Vendor Finance asset finance subsidiary to Angle Finance.

[Related: Westpac sells asset finance business]

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AUTHOR

Annie Kane is the managing editor of Momentum's mortgage broking title, The Adviser.

As well as leading the editorial strategy, Annie writes news and features about the Australian broking industry, the mortgage market, financial regulation, fintechs and the wider lending landscape.

She is also the host of the Elite Broker, New Broker, Mortgage & Finance Leader, Women in Finance and In Focus podcasts and The Adviser Live webcasts. 

Annie regularly emcees industry events and awards, such as the Better Business Summit, the Women in Finance Summit as well as other industry events.

Prior to joining The Adviser in 2016, Annie wrote for The Guardian Australia and had a speciality in sustainability.

She has also had her work published in several leading consumer titles, including Elle (Australia) magazine, BBC Music, BBC History and Homes & Antiques magazines.  

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