Panthera Finance Pty Ltd admitted to undue harrassment in ACCC case in 2020.
It cannot operate in Victoria due to associated laws for five years.
Another related entity, Panthera Finance (Vic), says it can operate in the state.
Victoria’s Consumer Affairs regulator is investigating major debt collection outfit Panthera Finance, after a company within the group was banned from working debts in the state but a related entity kept operating.
Panthera Finance Pty Ltd was banned from debt collecting in Victoria for five years and fined $500,000 after a Federal Court ruling in 2020 found the company had “used undue harassment” in trying to collect debts.
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