Noel Whittaker's latest Firstlinks column proposes three low-cost reforms: stopping surprise bank account freezes, making lenders mortgage insurance portable, and easing the age pension income test for older workers. Here is what each one would mean if you are in your 40s or 50s.
Noel Whittaker on why blanket identity questionnaires are a poor substitute for watching what accounts actually do — and what the compliance burden costs ordinary customers. Plus the practical steps worth taking before your bank writes to you.
Noel Whittaker's latest column tells how a 40-year banking relationship ended in frozen accounts over repeated identity checks. Here's what it means for anyone whose bills, mortgage and super contributions all run through one account.
