03/06/2026
How do banks assess genuine savings?
5. You get paid monthly – Take caution against transferring all your savings in one payment. Yes, you could likely prove to the bank that the deposit came directly from your income, and therefor is genuine savings – but to do this, you’re likely going to have to provide the bank with your transactional bank statement in order to show the flow of the funds from your pay, to your transaction account, to your savings account. This seems simple in theory – but now the bank is picking apart every single transaction in your transactional bank account, and it’s always that one transactional from 3 months ago that isn’t even relevant to your current circumstances that causes issues. For more tips on genuine savings read our report http://emanatefinance.com.au/education/savingstips/?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com