Fee-Free ATMs to Help Remote Indigenous Consumers
12th November 2012 - Financial Counselling Australia (FCA) welcomes the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s decision to authorise an initiative from…
Time to Move “Hardship” out of the Too Hard Basket
26th November 2012 - Financial difficulty disputes have increased by 42% according to the recent annual report from the Financial…
Superannuation Consumer Centre a Fantastic Initiative
24th October 2012 - Financial Counselling Australia (FCA) congratulates the Federal government on their $10 million investment towards advancing the interests…
“I Wish I’d Known Sooner” say those in Financial Difficulty
22nd October 2012 - An insightful report into the impact of financial counselling on both debt resolution and the overall wellbeing…
Cut to Single Parent Payment may be a False Economy
10th October 2012 - Under legislation passed by the Senate this week, around 100,000 single parent households face the prospect of…
Small debts could lead to big problems
9th October 2012 - A coalition of consumer groups is urging the Federal Government to reconsider aspects of its planned…
Don’t Knock – Its the Law
1st October 2012 - Financial Counselling Australia (FCA) congratulates the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) on their historic and…
Want to be MoneySmart? Halve your income
2nd September - “Plenty of people on low incomes are terrific at budgeting; they have to be!” Today marks the beginning of MoneySmart…
Support the Do Not Knock Register
28th August 2012 - Financial Counselling Australia (FCA) encourages the public to throw their support behind a private member’s bill that…
Legal protection for the term “financial counsellor” – An historic win
27th August, 2012 - Financial Counselling Australia (FCA) welcomes the passage of Section 160C of the Consumer Credit and Corporations Legislation Amendment…