FCA welcomes NAB’s self-serve gambling restriction in app
Financial Counselling Australia welcomes NAB’s announcement that it has become the first Australian bank to allow customers to block gambling…
FCA welcomes $10 million package for financial counsellors
Financial Counselling Australia welcomes today’s announcement from the Federal Government of $10 million to expand financial counselling services as part…
FCA welcomes $15 million for 60 new rural financial counsellors
Financial Counselling Australia welcomes the federal government’s announcement of $15 million to provide 60 new rural financial counselling jobs. The…
Financial counsellors ready to help people affected by the bushfires – but we need more of us
As a community we are rallying to help the many thousands of people around the country affected by the bushfires.…
FCA’s response to today’s announcement in the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO)
Funding extension for 12 months is welcomed, but a longer-term response is needed 16th December 2019 This is FCA’s…
ASIC to Ban Unsolicited Telephone Sales of Life Insurance and CCI
Financial Counselling Australia welcomes the implementation of a ban on unsolicited telephone sales of life insurance and consumer credit insurance…
Banks must offer better value bank accounts to struggling Australians
The updated Banking Code received authorisation yesterday from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and the ABA are now…
ASIC calls time on disclosure
FCA welcomes the release today of ASIC’s ground breaking report Disclosure: Why it shouldn’t be the default. The report comprehensively…
FCA calls on Government to Raise the Rate during Anti-Poverty Week
This Anti-Poverty Week, Financial Counselling Australia joins our colleagues in the community and business sectors calling on the government to…