A boom in home and business lending has helped the Commonwealth Bank to a $2.4 billion third-quarter profit, a rise of 24 per cent against the same time last year.
ASIC has commenced civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court against Westpac, alleging it mis-sold consumer credit insurance with credit cards, and other credit facilities, to customers who had not agreed to buy the policies.
The Commonwealth Bank has paid out $64 million to customers for charging fees it had no right to after Federal Court proceedings were launched against it claiming deceptive and misleading conduct.
Black Friday proved a success for both online and in-store sales, but was not the success it was in 2019, according to the Commonwealth Bank.