Federal Court orders Westpac to pay $26 million penalty for hardship failures
Why this matters
ASIC enforcement action against Westpac for systemic failures in responding to customer hardship requests under the National Credit Code. This is a significant regulatory enforcement case involving consumer protection obligations and operational failures, but presented as news/enforcement outcome rather than requiring immediate action.
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What the ASIC said
Federal Court orders Westpac to pay $26 million penalty for hardship failures
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Context
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This update is classified under Consumer Protection / Conduct, Authorisation & Licensing, Banking & Credit and Consumer Credit.