Coalition accused of caving in to mortgage-broking lobby with fees U-turn

Choice says government has failed key test from banking royal commission

Intense lobbying from well-connected mortgage-broker firm owners, and the government’s capitulations to their demands, have left democracy and customers in a worse state, Australia’s peak consumer group says.

After committing to banning trailing fees from 2020, a key recommendation of the Hayne royal commission into the banking and financial sector, Josh Frydenberg announced a backdown on Wednesday.

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