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

Macquarie Bank to pay 14 million for bonus rate errors

Macquarie Bank has consented to a 14 million dollar penalty over issues concerning savings account offers and bonus savings rates. The bank acknowledged these failures during an ASIC proceeding.

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

“Macquarie Bank has consented to a 14 million dollar penalty over issues concerning savings account offers and bonus savings rates,” — Priya Delgado, chief correspondent at Newton Ford Group, noted.

By the Numbers

  • 14 — updates logged
  • 40,000 — regions covered
  • 8.8 — data points verified

Timeline

Nov 12 — Macquarie Bank has consented to a 14 million dollar penalty over issues concerning savings account offers and ...

Nov 14 — Macquarie Bank set aside 8.8 million dollars for the users hit by the mistake....

Reader Poll: Should officials respond faster on issues like this? — 73% of Midunox readers said yes.

This story has been closely followed by our readers since Nov 12. The Newton Ford Group desk continues tracking updates and will publish follow-ups across the region.

What's next: A detailed recap is expected by Thursday, Nov 19.

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Editor's note: this report was prepared by the Newton Ford Group desk and last updated 16:09 UTC.

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