CHOICE: Big banks handing down 26 year credit card debt sentences
Research show 54% of people don’t know the meaning of the ‘minimum monthly payment’
Read More CHOICE: Big banks handing down 26 year credit card debt sentences
Research show 54% of people don’t know the meaning of the ‘minimum monthly payment’
Read More CHOICE: Big banks handing down 26 year credit card debt sentences
Consumer Action report makes recommendations to protect vulnerable consumers from energy disconnection
Read More Heat or eat: Real stories of Victorians forced to choose
Report finds that fine print in many warranties means it’s very unlikely to get a claim paid out
Read More “Almost completely worthless” Used car warranties catching out countless Australians
Report shows offers of “free bets” is forcing people into debt
Read More Financial counsellors urge Government to ban access to credit for online gambling
Consumer Action says review an opportunity to improve protections for vulnerable customers
Read More Consumer advocates welcome review into payday lending industry
Consumers are getting a raw deal says analyst
Read More New report shows big 4 banks have failed to pass on $2.07 billion in interest rate cuts
Consumers easily able to compare cost of renting versus buying household goods
Read More New ‘Rent vs Buy’ calculator for consumers on ASIC’s MoneySmart website
Just one per cent of premiums paid out as claims to insurance customers
Read More Insurers to refund $2 million in ‘useless’ payday premiums after ASIC investigation
Watchdog considers high cost loans with one off payments unsuitable for vulnerable borrowers
Read More Money3 provides over $100,000 in refunds to consumers as ASIC’s payday lending crackdown continues
Changes proposed by industry and welcomed by government don’t go far enough
Read More Consumer advocate says life insurance commissions must go
A ‘devastating blow’ for clients and counsellors alike says peak body
Read More WA Government urged to reverse decision to close financial counselling services in Perth metro area
Current system “preys on the cultural importance of funerals and low financial literacy of Indigenous people”
Read More Indigenous consumer group pleased with funeral insurance exclusion from Centrepay