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"A Royal Commission into the Australian Banking Sector is our democratic right. To deny us that right is truly unAustralian."   There are many strong arguments in favour of holding a Royal Commission into Banking with wide terms of reference.  One of the side effect of the Royal Commission is its capacity to bring the issues into every Australian home through the main stream media. This in turn will generate far greater awareness of the serious anomalies and inherent risks within the Australian Financial Sector. It may also answer the questions for so many Australians whose lives have been smashed by the deregulated "free market" Australian Financial Sector, directly and indirectly, including the big ones: Why weren't we told? How could this be allowed to happen in Australia? Consumer protection isn't for just for the elderly - it benefits all Australians. We've been badly misled by those entrusted to protect us,...

Do you have a home loan written after July 2009? Are the old loan practices still going on? Any sign of change or improvement?   David's comment about loans written after the NCCP prompted my putting up this post. Information below on what was supposed to happen ...  I'm really looking forward to your comments. Lisa xx       July 20, 2009 National Credit Code and UCCC comparison The National Credit Code (NCC) is contained in Schedule 1 to the National Consumer Credit Protection Bill 2009. The NCC will replace the Uniform Consumer Credit Code, with modifications. Here is a list of changes (Note this is different from the changes in the exposure draft bill and does not include the registration and licensing changes): Scope: Code applies as in UCCC but has been extended to cover credit provided for the purchase, renovation or improvement of a residential property for investment...

  Still waiting to recover fire in the belly by: Peter Switzer From: The Australian August 18, 2012 12:00AM   Westpac chief economist Bill Evans says talk of interest rates rising may be spooking consumers. Source: Herald Sun   JUST when we thought we had an improving economy, consumers have failed to give the work of the Reserve Bank and the Gillard government the thumbs up. Ironically, the news of a 2.5 per cent fall in the Westpac consumer confidence index to a disappointing 96.6 in August coincides with a rise in the NAB business confidence index to 3.9 in July, from -2.9 in June. It is the first rise in business confidence in three months. The great entrepreneur and business builder Gerry Harvey is bewildered about how tough conditions are right now. The NAB business conditions index fell to -3.5 in July from -1.1 a month earlier, which would seem...