The federal government is struggling to win Senate support to dump responsible lending laws, despite reassurance from National Australia Bank chief executive Ross McEwan that the proposed changes will not lead to more risky bank lending.
Bank chief executives have been at Parliament this week meeting senators to discuss the government’s proposed overhaul of credit rules, as well as how banks will deal with home and small business borrowers still hurting from social distancing rules and international border closures.
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John Kehoe is economics editor at Parliament House, Canberra. He writes on economics, politics and business. John was Washington correspondent covering Donald Trump’s first election. He joined the Financial Review in 2008 from Treasury. Connect with John on Twitter. Email John at jkehoe@afr.com
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