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End to 'Financial Counselling' confusion

The terms ‘financial counsellor’ and ‘financial counselling’ have been restricted to not-for-profit organisations.

17 Sep 2012 | New reforms means that dodgy for-profit enterprises can no longer claim to be ‘financial counsellors’ or to provide ‘financial counselling’.

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ANZ faces class action lawsuit

Australian consumers fight unfair bank fees in the High Court.

6 Sep 2012 | A class action lawsuit is fighting for over $220 million in unfair bank fees collected from Australian consumers.

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Banks respond to credit card reforms

Not all banks are applying the new credit card reforms.

17 Aug 2012 | Banks are applying new reforms to existing cards in a variety of ways

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CHOICE Better Banking campaign 2011 milestones

The fight for efficient, flexible and responsive banking has some key wins.

22 Dec 2011 | Our campaign has galvanised overwhelming public desire for better, more flexible and responsive banking in Australia.

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Better Banking Campaign

Send a message the ‘big four’ banks can’t ignore.

6 May 2011 | Following the latest stand-off in passing on RBA interest rate cuts, it's no surprise the ‘big four’ banks are well and truly on the nose with consumers.

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Move your money

To celebrate World Consumer Rights Day, move your money from accounts that simply top up the profits of banks.

14 Mar 2011 | $153 billion worth of Australian money currently sits in everday transaction accounts that earn little or no interest.

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Tell your bank's CEO how you feel

Help CHOICE keep the pressure on the Government and the big four banks.

10 Feb 2011 | CHOICE is calling on consumers to write the CEO of their bank to get a better deal.

Your feedback is needed

The National Legal Profession Reform Taskforce wants your views on proposed reforms

20 Jul 2010 |

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Unfair bank penalty fees

Some banks impose unfair or even unlawful fees on their customers, but you don't have to blindly accept them. Fight back!

23 Apr 2010 | Read your rights and some effective tools you can use to fight back. The time has come for banks to get rid of some fees and make others fairer.

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Banking goes bananas

CHOICE's guide to the difference between home loans and banana smoothies.

11 Dec 2009 | With a certain video hitting the news recently, we felt it might be necessary to clarify that banking is not at all like making a banana smoothie.

 

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