Senate committee greenlights changes to BNPL regs 05 August 2024 1:11AM Latest news Bernard Kellerman The way has been cleared for But Now Pay Later services to be regulated under national consumer credit laws, if recommendations from the Senate Economics Legislation Committee are followed. read more
‘Save our BNPL sales’ cry ARA 04 June 2024 7:46AM Latest news Ian Rogers With retail sales of $18.4 billion attributed to the loosely regulated buy now pay later credit sector, the Australian Retailers Association is anxious that regulatory reforms will be, as prom.. read more
ABAs new banking code has removed protections critics argue 20 March 2024 5:40AM Latest news John Kavanagh Submissions to ASIC’s consultation on the proposed revision of the Australian Banking Association’s Banking Code of Practice have focused on the ABA’s plan to remove obligations that it sees as duplic.. read more
BNPL draft bill released 13 March 2024 5:16AM Latest news John Kavanagh Providers of low cost credit contracts, including buy now pay later companies, will have to hold a credit licence and comply with modified responsible lending obligations under proposed changes to the.. read more
The year in review: banks still behaving badly 15 December 2023 5:43AM Latest news John Kavanagh Almost five years since the final report of the Hayne royal commission detailed the full extent of bank misconduct, recent headlines have detailed banks charging for services not provided, giving misl.. read more
ASIC throws ABA's banking code revisions open for debate 20 November 2023 5:42AM Latest news John Kavanagh For first time ASIC has opened consultation on an industry code before approving it, and there is plenty for interested parties to get their teeth into. read more
ASIC and Cigno back in court 04 October 2023 5:42AM Latest news John Kavanagh ASIC has commenced proceedings against Cigno Australia and its associate BSF Solutions, alleging they provided credit without a licence. It was only three months ago that ASIC won a case against a pai.. read more
ANZ fails banking 101 27 September 2023 3:52AM Latest news John Kavanagh ANZ will pay a $15 million fine for misleading customers about the funds available in their credit card accounts. read more
Court stops BHF and Cigno lending model 17 July 2023 5:26AM Latest news John Kavanagh ASIC has won the latest battle in its long-running war with payday lender BHF Solutions and its associate Cigno, with the Federal Court ruling that BHF and Cigno engaged in credit activity without hol.. read more
Payday loan, consumer lease regulations registered 19 May 2023 6:03AM Latest news John Kavanagh Regulations giving effect to an overhaul of the law covering small amount credit contracts and consumer leases have been formally registered by the Governor-General, ahead of the reforms taking effect.. read more
ASIC 'sharpens focus' on credit and debt management 12 May 2023 3:42AM Latest news John Kavanagh ASIC has issued a warning to credit providers and debt management companies that it plans to target predatory lending and high-cost credit as it focuses on protecting consumers facing hardship. read more
ANZ fined over dodgy introducer scheme 13 March 2023 4:07AM Latest news Ian Rogers The Federal Court has penalised ANZ A$10 million in relation to its Home Loan Introducer Program, a scheme wound down in late 2018. read more
Treasury spells out protected earnings rules for payday lenders 23 February 2023 4:39AM Latest news John Kavanagh The protected earnings amount that will apply to all consumers taking out small amount credit contracts and consumer leases under new credit law has been set at 10 per cent of net income. read more
Consensus view on BNPL is to regulate 21 February 2023 5:08AM Latest news John Kavanagh The government is almost certain to extend coverage of the National Consumer Credit Protection Act to buy now pay later providers if it follows the consensus view of the submissions to its consultatio.. read more
ABA balks at stronger Banking Code commitment 08 December 2022 6:32AM Latest news John Kavanagh The ABA has rejected key recommendations of the review of the Banking Code of Practice designed to tackle banks’ dismissive attitude to the code. read more
Compensation scheme on hold 05 December 2022 5:39AM Latest news John Kavanagh The parliamentary year finished on Friday with the passage of the Financial Sector Reform Bill but there was one significant omission from the omnibus bill – the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.. read more
Stronger BNPL self-regulation in the mix 22 November 2022 5:49AM Latest news John Kavanagh The government has put forward stronger self-regulation of the buy now pay later industry as one option for improving outcomes for consumers using BNPL. read more
BNPL Code under review 14 November 2022 5:21AM Latest news John Kavanagh A review of the Buy Now Pay Later Credit Code will focus on whether the code contains provisions that achieve broadly comparable consumer outcomes to the provisions of the National Consumer Credit Pro.. read more
Jones spells out Labor’s financial services reform agenda 13 July 2022 5:01AM Latest news John Kavanagh The Labor government is committed to maintaining current responsible lending obligations, improving safeguards for consumers taking out payday loans and consumer leases, and regulating buy now pay lat.. read more
Key bills binned when election called 12 April 2022 5:59AM Latest news John Kavanagh Several bills affecting the financial services industry were before Parliament when the election was called on Sunday. With Parliament prorogued, the bills lapse. read more