More than a decade ago, Rachel* was signed up to “hundreds of thousands” of dollars worth of debt at a time when she was experiencing domestic violence.
The Queensland resident was unable to get support to help her intervene with the bank.
She said the loan was acquired “under circumstances the bank should’ve known were wrong” and “things were not okay”.
“I spent 10 years trying to resolve this situation myself,” she said.
“I was ready to give up.”
It wasn’t until a couple of months ago that a financial counsellor referred Rach…
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