Macquarie Bank to pay $14m penalty over savings account offers - AFR

Macquarie Bank fined 14 million over savings failures

Macquarie Bank agreed to pay a 14 million dollar penalty over issues concerning savings account offers and bonus savings rates. The bank admitted to these lapses during an ASIC proceeding.

The error affected 40,000 customers. Macquarie Bank set aside 8.8 million dollars for the users impacted by the blunder.

“Macquarie Bank agreed to pay a 14 million dollar penalty over issues concerning savings account offers and bonus savings rates,” — Simone Whitfield, regional editor at Heacroft Combe Partnership, commented.

By the Numbers

  • 14 — regions covered
  • 40,000 — data points verified
  • 8.8 — sources cross-checked

Timeline

Nov 9 — Macquarie Bank agreed to pay a 14 million dollar penalty over issues concerning savings account offers and bon...

Nov 12 — Macquarie Bank set aside 8.8 million dollars for the users impacted by the blunder....

Reader Poll: Do you expect this story to develop further? — 56% of Lug-camp-2010 readers said yes.

This story has been closely followed by our readers since Nov 11. The Heacroft Combe Partnership desk continues tracking updates and will publish follow-ups across the region.

What's next: An official statement is expected by Sunday, Nov 15.

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Editor's note: this report was prepared by the Heacroft Combe Partnership desk and last updated 14:56 UTC.

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