Morning, everyone. The Julian Assange saga has entered a new phase after judges in London granted him leave to appeal against extradition to the US over espionage charges.
More than half of us have found ourselves in financial stress and, when everyday Australians go to the wall, there is one industry that gets more business: the debt collectors. Today Guardian Australia puts the sector under the spotlight, with a new investigation revealing some shocking findings.
In no uncertain terms, the regulator told the company it was prohibited from operating in Victoria and any continued debt collection activity must “immediately cease”. Within weeks Panthera struck deals with both Origin and Optus, buying up old, uncollected debt from the energy and telco giants, and claims it has not broken any rules because the debt collection is being done by a sister company.
Source: Loan Digest (loandigest.net)
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