‘No economic sense’:Tic:Toc breaks ranks with peers on lending changes

‘No economic sense’:Tic:Toc breaks ranks with peers on lending changes

The fintech has developed technology to automate compliance with responsible lending laws,and says other lenders could do the same thing.

  • byClancy Yeates

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We are having the wrong debate about responsible lending
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We are having the wrong debate about responsible lending

The debate about the Morrison government’s proposed repeal of responsible lending laws is being framed in a context that no longer exists.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
Repealing responsible lending laws will hurt consumers
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Repealing responsible lending laws will hurt consumers

Responsible lending obligations are needed more than ever now that mortgage lending is surging.

  • byJohn Collett
Easy credit will fan the flames of housing boom,critics warn

Easy credit will fan the flames of housing boom,critics warn

Consumer groups and some economists have warned a government plan to axe responsible lending rules could add more fuel to the housing boom.

  • byClancy Yeates
Banks spruik responsible lending rollback as win for customers

Banks spruik responsible lending rollback as win for customers

Lenders say the current system is forcing people to provide too much detail about their living expenses,such as how much they spend on haircuts or food deliveries.

  • byClancy Yeates
Calling out the banks:Why responsible lending laws need to stay intact
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Calling out the banks:Why responsible lending laws need to stay intact

It's a great pity that the banks are weighing in so publicly to support the rollback of our responsible lending laws,just when they’ve done so much during the pandemic to rebuild trust.

  • byGerard Brody
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‘Borrower beware’ of new responsible lending laws
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‘Borrower beware’ of new responsible lending laws

The repeal of responsible lending obligations for almost all forms of consumer credit is short-sighted and poorly thought out.

  • byNicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Australia's lending laws are overdue for an overhaul
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Australia's lending laws are overdue for an overhaul

It needs to be easier and simpler for Australians to get a loan and survive the worst recession in a hundred years.

  • byAnna Bligh
Looser lending laws may lead to worse financial abuse,campaigners warn

Looser lending laws may lead to worse financial abuse,campaigners warn

Financial rights lawyers are warning planned changes to responsible lending obligations could make financial abuse worse and more frequent.

  • byKatina Curtis
Bid to ban predatory consumer lenders from skimming welfare payments
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Bid to ban predatory consumer lenders from skimming welfare payments

Labor is making a bid to ban rent-to-buy schemes from taking payments out of people's welfare cheques before the money hits their bank accounts.

  • byKatina Curtis
Investors cautious on lending rule changes despite bank stock surge

Investors cautious on lending rule changes despite bank stock surge

The government has cut red tape to increase lines of credit through the pandemic. But investors say demand for loans is low as unemployment and uncertainty remain high.

  • byCharlotte Grieve