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Social, regulatory risks to growing payday lending market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... Australian financial services landscape," Mooney said. In its report, Credit Suisse cites NAB's Measuring Financial Exclusion in Australia reports, which define financial exclusion as not having access to a moderate amount of credit, a basic transaction ...

NAB, Good Shepherd Microfinance launch national campaign

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... which features a 30-second television commercial as part of the strategy, is aimed at people experiencing financial exclusion, which Good Shepherd Microfinance notes are often locked out of mainstream banking. Good Shepherd Microfinance and NAB formally ...

DJSI 2014 review names ASX companies industry leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... Westpac with a 93% in the 2014 review, their highest ever score, Westpac said. Westpac rated strongest in financial exclusion, financial stability and systemic risk, customer relationship management, risk and crisis management, labour practice indicators ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance receives more state funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... used fringe credit stopped after accessing a NILS loan, the report found. Meanwhile, the annual Measuring Financial Exclusion in Australia report, commissioned by NAB and conducted by the Centre for Social Impact NAB research found that 3.038 million ...

NAB, GS Microfinance: more needed on financial exclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... Australia, according to Good Shepherd Microfinance. Good Shepherd Microfinance CEO Adam Mooney The annual Measuring Financial Exclusion in Australia report, commissioned by NAB and conducted by the Centre for Social Impact, has been released. Financial ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance welcomes inquiry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... submission to the federal inquiry, and their submission will centre on recommendations to move people up the financial exclusion continuum. "We would first all like to see an increase in the physical provision of alternative financial services," Mooney ...

NAB sets five-year corporate responsibility commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... partnership with Good Shepherd Microfinance, which rolls out affordable finance to communities that have experienced financial exclusion. NAB has committed to providing fair and affordable finance to one million people on low incomes by 2018 through ...

NAB's 'Wealth of Opportunity' a new CSR narrative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... partnership with Good Shepherd Microfinance, which rolls out affordable finance to communities that have experienced financial exclusion. NAB has committed to providing fair and affordable finance to one million people on low incomes by 2018 through ...

Reconciliation Australia receives $14.4m in budget funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... Also: NAB publishes 2013 plan for Indigenous employment, inclusion Banks' plans address Indigenous hiring, financial exclusion

StepUP loans provide social, economic return on investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... loans worth up to AU$3,000, at 3.99%, repayable over a three year period. The program is aimed at reducing financial exclusion of people who are unable to access mainstream credit from banks and credit unions. Additionally, 64.4% of StepUP clients who ...