ANZ Bank to pay $280,000 over credit card insurance

Post author By New Zealand Blog News Service
Post date March 5, 2021

ANZ Bank has been ordered to pay a penalty of $280,000 for misleading some of its customers about credit card repayment insurance.

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Winston, a bulldog that died shortly after being in the care of Judith Webby (inset), a woman with a chequered history, who also abused Winston's owners. Photo: Supplied / NZ Herald A woman banned from a popular house-sitting website has had a beloved family dog die on her watch and then abused its owners before […]

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