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Judge looks out for pensioners as NAB ‘junk’ insurance class action settlement approval delayed
Class Actions 2019-12-03 2:37 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge on Tuesday questioned how elderly group members struggling with the digital age can register in a ‘junk’ insurance class action against National Australia Bank, amid the postponement of hearing to approve the $49.5 million settlement reached in the case.

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ANZ, Westpac to face class actions over ‘junk’ insurance
Class Actions 2019-11-22 8:44 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Slater and Gordon is planning class actions against ANZ and Westpac over allegedly worthless insurance, fresh off of winning a $49.5 million settlement in a junk insurance class action against the National Australia Bank.

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NAB reaches $49.5M settlement in ‘junk’ insurance class action
Class Actions 2019-11-20 4:51 pm By Miklos Bolza

The National Australia Bank and insurer MLC have agreed to pay $49.5 million to settle a class action over allegedly worthless credit card insurance.

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AUSTRAC sues Westpac for ‘systemic’ money laundering failures
Financial Services 2019-11-20 10:30 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Westpac has been hit with a lawsuit by AUSTRAC for its alleged “systemic” failure to comply with anti-money laundering and counter terrorism finance laws.

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NAB manager sentenced over home loan fraud
Financial Services 2019-11-19 9:41 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A former National Australia Bank branch manager has been sentenced to a year of home detention for engaging in fraud in relation to the bank’s scandal-ridden Introducer home loan program.

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NAB admits to violating Credit Act with ‘Introducer’ program
Financial Services 2019-11-18 11:40 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The National Australia Bank has admitted to most of the violations alleged in the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s case over the bank’s $24 billion scandal-ridden ‘Introducer’ loan referral program.

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NAB says ‘significant’ penalties loom over money laundering breaches
Financial Services 2019-11-15 3:58 pm By Miklos Bolza

The National Australia Bank faces the prospect of “significant monetary penalties” after self-reporting a potentially large number of money laundering and counter terrorism financing breaches to AUSTRAC and its overseas counterparts.

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ASIC wins admissions from NAB in $100M fees for no service case
ASIC 2019-11-04 1:30 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A hearing scheduled for next year in the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s case against two NAB wealth management units will focus solely on how steep a penalty the bank should face after it made admissions about its fees for no service conduct.

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‘Junk’ insurance class action to focus on whether NAB’s conduct was systemic
Class Actions 2019-10-04 4:41 pm By Miklos Bolza

The hearing for a class action against National Australia Bank over allegedly worthless credit card insurance will focus onĀ  whether the bank’s allegedly unconscionable behaviour in selling these policies was systemic or confined to individual cases.

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NAB to face $1.2M unconscionable conduct claim by Victorian property developer
Financial Services 2019-10-03 11:46 am By Miklos Bolza

A court has thrown out a breach of contract claim brought by two subsidiaries of property developer Minster Group against National Australia Bank, but found the bank must face a $1.2 million unconscionability claim over allegedly excessive fees.

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