Recent News & Articles

ASIC - AWOL - Missing In Inaction

ASIC Whistleblower James Wheeldon explains why our key corporate regulator condones  and encourages unethical and unlawful behaviour. It means we are not served by the agency that is supposed to prevent white collar crime and the flow on damage to businesses and families.

Australia's Opportunity To Reform Financial System

2014 – Australia hosts the G20: Bank Reform Now encourages Prime Minister Tony Abbott to put serious discussions on the table at the G20 meetings regarding - Finance and Central Banks. Meetings scheduled this year in Sydney (February 22nd – 23rd), Melbourne (June 22nd – 23rd), Cairns (September 18th – 21st) and Brisbane for the final communique (November 12th – 15th).

The Deterrent For Bad Banking Behaviour Is Minuscule

Governments allow bankers to get away with criminal activity because the penalties are far less than the proceeds of the crimes. Serious bank crimes require serious penalties.

Bank Corruption Down Under

There is plenty of evidence of corrupt - predatory bank behaviour but the government turns a blind eye. Evan Jones exposes the racket and how it damages people and businesses.

The NAB, Small Business And The Wilful Ignorance Of Judges

The National Australia Bank claim to be the bank of small business — but they are anything but, explains Australia's leading exposer of bad banks, Associate Professor Evan Jones.

Banks: Still The Untouchables

Loan Application Fraud, Predatory Lending - Tools of the trade for NAB. Why don't the Courts and the Government go after banks behaving badly?

NAB Accused Of "Unconscionable Conduct"

More and more cases of NAB's predatory business practices are coming to light. Here the 7.30 Report exposes the massive damage deliberately inflicted on the Safetli family.

Regulator's Report Pans NAB

APRA investigation forces NAB CEO Frank Cicutto and Chairman Charles Allen to quit. APRA doesn't trust the board and management of NAB in light of the foreign exchange scandal.

Federal Court Declares NAB Acted Unconscionably

The Federal Court has today declared that the National Australia Bank acted unconscionably in its dealings with a Tasmanian woman, Mrs Kathryn Ashton.

NAB - Not Off The Hook In Criminal Banking Debacle

NAB was facing a massive loss on a company it had funded. The company was trading insolvent and was soon to default and likely go bankrupt. So how did NAB manage its exposure and risk? Well it did what any crime syndicate would do. It found a victim with assets - a farmer - Malcolm Taylor - and then by using fraud and deception got Malcolm to borrow against his farms to purchase the doomed company. A shocking case illustrating how NAB operates.

Bank Reform Now Seeks Help From PM

2014 sees Australia host the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bankers. Bank Reform Now CEO Dr Peter Brandson seeks the help of Prime Minister Tony Abbott to place meaningful reform on the agenda.

Elder Abuse Alert: NAB Caught Out (Again) - Altered Loan Documents

75 year old asbestosis sufferer Spencer Murray was set up and taken down by the National Australia Bank. By deliberately creating and using falsified Loan Application Forms the bank committed a crime but expects Spencer to pay ..... by giving his house to NAB. Spencer says "no way -  come and take it - but show me legal and valid documentation proving your case first."

Bank Reform Now - The Business - ABC

Neil Woolrich from ABC TV's The Business - Gets the facts about NAB and the need for the Bank Reform Now campaign.

Senate Inquiry Shields NAB

Enough is enough! Although there has been some great public exposure about bad banking practices crippling individuals, families and businesses, with many well documented cases, it seems nothing much is getting done about this important issue that affects everyone.

Bank Reform Now's campaign enables all of us to join together and help stop bank rip offs. Unless we join together and target one bank at a time - not much is likely to happen to change the damage being done to all of us. BRN will show you why we must act and what action we need to take.

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How Banks Run (& Ruin) Our World

Banking as we have come to know it is a criminal operation. Once you understand the system you will want to see it changed.

NAB Exposed For Predatory Lending ..... Again

After years of preparation Dr Peter Brandson is about to launch the Bank Reform Now campaign. Triggered by his experience of NAB and its predatory lending the campaign aims to reform the way banks operate. Initially focusing on NAB the campaign will extend to the whole industry. Banks will no longer get away with fraud and deception. The government will not be able to resist the call for reform. The campaign aims to harness people power in a way seldom seen in Australian politics.

NAB - Named And Shamed In The Senate

Despite shocking evidence showing NAB's predatory practices - NAB has refused to face its victims and accusers in the Senate.