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Westpac fined $26 million for failing customers in financial hardship

·Source: Finextra

Updated:

Executive Summary

Westpac Banking Corporation (Westpac) has been ordered to pay $26 million in civil penalties for failing to respond to customers who were facing financial hardship.

Analysis

Westpac Banking Corporation (Westpac) has been ordered to pay $26 million in civil penalties for failing to respond to customers who were facing financial hardship.
Source Attribution

Originally published by Finextra on May 27, 2026.

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