James Packer’s mother flew out of Australia to be with her son after his ‘mental health issues’ were revealed Roslyn Packer, 80, cut a frail figure and was wheeled through Sydney Airport on a mobility chair on Thursday Wife of late media mogul Kerry didn’t speak with media as airport staff pushed wheelchair through terminal…
“I said ‘no’… I explained that Im a gambler, I have a gambling problem, they can clearly see [that] because of the transactions Ive been making,” Mr Harris said. “I dont understand why they keep offering me more money.” Yet a letter offering a credit increase arrived just 11 days later, the commission heard. Mr…
The Commonwealth Bank has admitted to offering repeated credit card limit increases to a customer who was begging them to stop because he had a gambling addiction and a $30,000 debt. Michael Harris, a qualified roof tiler, broke down in tears on Thursday at the financial services royal commission when he described his experience with…
Commonwealth Bank gave a roofer making $70,000 a year credit cards and increased his credit limit to $35,000 despite knowing he was a gambling addict, the Hayne royal commission heard on Thursday. On the second last day of scheduled hearings focusing on the subject of consumer credit, the royal commission heard the story of David…
In September 2017, the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) Chennai ordered Stayzilla to become insolvent and pay the outstanding dues to JigSaw. In a blow to homestay aggregator Stayzilla, the Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal filed by co-founder Yogendra Vasupal challenging the insolvency proceedings ordered by the National Company Law Tribunal. On September 18,…
The Commonwealth Bank offered a man a credit card limit increase within days of him telling the bank he had a gambling problem, a royal commission has heard. David Harris ended up in a cycle of continually maxing out his credit cards, which were consolidated on to a lower rate card in 2016. During a…
By Abha Bhattarai, Right after Christmas, Danielle Stevens and her husband drove an hour and a half to the nearest Babies R Us to start a registry for their first child. The main draw, Stevens said, was the companys endless earnings program, which promised 10 percent cash back in the form of a…