Banking royal commission told CBA charged dead people, Westpac gave dud advice

Updated April 19, 2018 17:57:08

The banking royal commission has heard more cases of banks giving the wrong advice and charging for advice that was never given — including hitting dead people with extra fees.

Most compelling was the story of a couple who lost their home because of poor advice from Westpac — while the bank netted tens of thousands of dollars in fees and commissions for itself and its financial planner.

Here's how today's hearing unfolded.

Topics: banking, royal-commissions, regulation, consumer-protection, consumer-finance, superannuation, australia

First posted April 19, 2018 09:33:13