Banks told to clean up their act over deceased estates

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Rene van de Rijdt, Acting CEO at the Banking Code Compliance Committee Source: SBS News

A new report into the handling of deceased estates has delivered a scathing review of many Australian banks. Six banks, including the Big Four, were all found to be charging fees after some customers had died.


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