Month: March 2021

In 2019, the Australian Banking Royal Commission acted on the growing complaints against car dealers who sign up customers for loans they can’t afford to pay. In his final report, Royal Commissioner, the Hon Kenneth Hayne AC QC, who led the year-long probe of the faulty financial service practices, recommended the abolition of the Point of Sale (POS) Exemption. Consumer advocates welcomed the Royal Commissioner’s report exposing the predatory selling practice. Many believe the POS exemption was a “loophole” that has allowed not a few car dealers to offer auto loans even without proper assessment of the customer’s financial capability. …