Australia and New Zealand bank (ANZ) has said it will sell its car and equipment finance business, Esanda Dealer Finance, which local news reports have put a value of A$2bn (1.4bn).
The sale will include approximately A$8.3bn in lending assets comprising point-of-sale finance, bailment facilities and other Esanda branded finance offered to motor vehicle dealers.
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ANZ chief executive officer for Australia Mark Whelan said in a statement that the bank was acting under regulatory capital adequacy requirements.
"The sale of the Esanda Dealer Finance business is part of a broader Group priority to actively manage our portfolio of businesses to ensure we use capital efficiently, as well as a focus on ANZ branded products," wrote Whelan.
ANZ said it remained committed to providing asset finance for its customers under the ANZ brand and the sale does not include the ANZ commercial broker, commercial asset finance or direct to consumer asset finance businesses.
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