Hardship support not up to scratch
The majority of lenders in the Australian consumer credit market are not giving their customers appropriate hardship support, according to Financial Counselling Australia’s latest Rank the Banks report.
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The majority of lenders in the Australian consumer credit market are not giving their customers appropriate hardship support, according to Financial Counselling Australia’s latest Rank the Banks report.
Credit Corp’s net profit slumped 30% on provisioning and US resourcing costs, yet guidance remains the same.
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