Posts tagged "loans"

Small businesses are increasingly turning to non-bank sources for loans, with alternative-lending startups almost growing faster than they can handle.

Labor will make unfair contract terms illegal if it wins the next election — its latest move to strengthen its small-business platform.

An ACCC blitz has prompted Visy, Cleanaway and Suez to change their contract terms, over concern several clauses may have been unfair.

Only one in six major buy-now-pay-later providers are examining the income and existing debts of their customers, ASIC says.

ASIC has released new data on corporate insolvency, which has shed some light on the difficulties faced by food and accommodation firms in 2017-18.

Despite allegations of fraud, strong-arming and abuses of power, Australia's big four banks say SME lending framework is broadly appropriate.

The code covering SME lending requires a major overhaul to protect businesses from the power of the big banks, Australia's small business watchdog says.

Afterpay has had a tumultuous week as some of its clients welcome an inquiry that will cover its business.

The royal commission's interim report hasn't paid adequate attention to the experiences of small business owners, advocates say.

Fast-growing small business lender Prospa has agreed to alter its standard loan terms for small businesses, following an ASIC review.

Young business owners are struggling to find finance, with more than one third of Generation Ys reporting being rejected for business loans …

A whitegoods and furniture rental company has repaid more than $100,000 to consumers after the corporate regulator found it failed to meet i…