Financial counsellors: Don’t abolish responsible lending laws

Advertisement

Financial Counselling Australia has attacked the Morrison Government’s planned axing of responsible lending laws, claiming the changes will plunge consumers deeper into debt:

A report by peak body Financial Counselling Australia found the vast majority of counsellors surveyed want the laws to stay and have used them to get better outcomes for clients drowning in debt.

Financial counsellor Kane Johnson, who works on the National Debt Helpline, said the seriousness of the situation could not be clearer.

The full text of this article is available to MacroBusiness subscribers

$1 for your first month, then:
Cancel at any time through our billing provider, Stripe
About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.