Commonwealth Bank Books $2.6 Billion Quarterly Profit, up 2 Percent

CBA recorded $9.3 billion in new home loans, outpacing industry competitors at 1.1 times the system average.
Commonwealth Bank Books $2.6 Billion Quarterly Profit, up 2 Percent
People walk past a branch of the Commonwealth Bank in Melbourne, Australia, on Feb. 6, 2019. William West/AFP via Getty Images
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Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has posted a robust first-quarter result, reporting an unaudited cash profit of $2.6 billion, signalling early momentum as lending activity strengthens across the sector.

The figure is 2 percent higher than the same quarter last year and 1 percent above the average of the bank’s quarterly profit in the second half of last year.

Naziya Alvi Rahman
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Naziya Alvi Rahman is a Canberra-based journalist who covers political issues in Australia. She can be reached at [email protected].