Catholic Development Fund









Individual Clients...


Product Information - Individual Clients


CDF Account Benefits

  • All deposits and interest are guaranteed by the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne
  • You earn an attractive rate of interest
  • No government fees are payable on any CDF account
  • Interest is calculated on the daily balance on all CDF accounts
  • Autosave your Centrelink payments and salary deductions electronically
  • Telephone access for deposits, withdrawals and account information (CDF Phonelink)
  • CDF Online is available for account information and transactions.

How to Open an Account
To open an account simply click on the required button to obtain an Application form. Complete the form and mail to CDF using our Free Post facility:

FREEPOST CDF
Reply Paid 174
East Melbourne VIC 8002

Upon receipt of your application form we will open your account and direct debit your bank account with the initial deposit (or the amount of your term investment).


Link your existing bank account to a CDF eSaver Account and earn a great interest rate. Use CDF Phonelink and CDF Online to transfer at call funds from the convenience of your home.

Click here to download application form

Click here for interest rates & terms and conditions


Take advantage of a wide range of terms (6 months to 5 years) and interest rates in keeping with your deposit. The Term Account is the preferred choice for fixed deposits, both large and small.

Click here to download application form

Click here for interest rates & terms and conditions


Save through your Bank - CDF automatic deposit facility allows you to transfer a regular amount from your bank, building society or credit union to a CDF Savings Account. Simply complete an authorisation form and direct debit request, and mail to CDF using our reply paid facility.

Click here to download application form

Save through your Salary - You may ask your employer to have all or part of your salary credited to a CDF account. Simply complete an "Authority for Salary Deduction".

Click here to download application form

Save through Centrelink - You may request your Centrelink payments to be credited directly to your CDF account. Simply complete "Request to Direct Centrelink Payments".

Click here to download application form




What is CDF Online Banking?
CDF Online Banking is a facility on this website to enable you to monitor your accounts and transact on them by subscribing to this free service.You simply click the button CDF Online .



The new provisions of the Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act 2000 are designed to protect your rights with respect to personal information held by the Catholic Development Fund.

The Fund records names, addresses, date of birth, contact details, your bank account details, financial transactions and balances of accounts held at the Fund. All your personal information is kept secure. The Fund realises the importance of privacy to account holders and as such does not release any information of records stored to a third party for their use without the account holders authority unless required by law.

The Fund understands and appreciates the concerns account holders have regarding the privacy, confidentiality and security of information obtained from you. To ensure complete privacy, the Fund has adopted the Ten National Privacy Principles as contained in the Act. A copy of the principles may be viewed at the Office of the Federal Privacy Commissioner at www.privacy.gov.au.

Please contact the Privacy Officer of the Catholic Development Fund if you have any privacy concerns.



Click here for a menu of forms available to Individual clients

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