Debt collection
‘Delusional’: Debt collector fined over harsh tactics and comments
Michael John Stanyer used all kinds of invective to persuade people who owed money that they should settle their bills.
- by David Estcourt
Latest
‘Fair thing to do’: ATO commissioner urged to wipe interest on ‘robotax’ debt
The ATO has been pushed to wipe accumulated interest on old debts that people weren’t even aware of, after it issued unexpected letters that distressed many Australians.
- by Jessica Yun
Exclusive
Cars
The tolls have been waived, but debt collectors keep chasing drivers
Toll road users and their lawyers are calling for an end to aggressive debt collection tactics, especially for vulnerable drivers.
- by Royce Millar
Exclusive
Strata
‘Unjust and unfair’: How Karen nearly lost everything to strata debt
One in eight forced bankruptcy filings in NSW last year were applications by owners’ corporations to make individual owners bankrupt.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
The FTX trade that’s tempting Oaktree and Baupost
Some of the world’s savviest distressed debt investors are already looking to make a FTX play.
- by Shannon D. Harrington
Opinion
Opinion
Robo-revenue raising too tempting for greedy governments
Robo-debt showed us how governments can unlawfully use technology to shake down vulnerable people for money they don’t have. But that doesn’t mean they won’t try it again.
- by Ross Gittins
Opinion
BNPL
Buy now, pay dearly later: how consumers are indebted with late fees
It’s the shiny new toy of credit, but the buy now, pay later industry profits when customers fail to pay on time.
- by Jenna Price
Revenue NSW’s automated system took fines from people’s bank accounts
The unlawful practice left bank accounts empty and some people unable to pay their rent and grocery bills.
- by Lucy Cormack
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