Banks charged mortgage holders $55m in extra interest after offset account errors, Asic finds
In one case, a bank accidentally unlinked a customer’s offset account when processing a change to their mortgage. That went undetected until the customer noticed their higher repayments and complained. Photograph: RapidEye/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenIn one case, a bank accidentally unlinked a customer’s offset account when processing a change to their mortgage.
- ▪In one case, a bank accidentally unlinked a customer’s offset account when processing a change to their mortgage.
- ▪That went undetected until the customer noticed their higher repayments and complained.
- ▪Photograph: RapidEye/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenIn one case, a bank accidentally unlinked a customer’s offset account when processing a change to their mortgage.
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| Publication time | Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:01:05 GMT |
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In one case, a bank accidentally unlinked a customer’s offset account when processing a change to their mortgage. That went undetected until the customer noticed their higher repayments and complained. Photograph: RapidEye/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenIn one case, a bank accidentally unlinked a customer’s offset account when processing a change to their mortgage. That went undetected until the customer noticed their higher repayments and complained. Photograph: RapidEye/Getty ImagesAsicBanks charged mortgage holders $55m in extra interest after offset account errors, Asic findsAustralian banks ‘not getting the basics right’, regulator says after review of more than 200,000 home loans Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Patrick ComminsTue 28 Jul 2026 10.01…
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