Original article by James Frost, James Eyers, Edmund Tadros
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 6 : 21-May-18

The banking royal commission’s third round of hearings will focus on loans by banks to small and medium businesses. The hearings are expected to examine issues such as unfair contracts, what defines a small business and the banking code of practice. Australian Banking Association CEO Anna Bligh is among the witnesses who are scheduled to appear before the inquiry, while Westpac is expected to come under attack over its lending practices to small businesses.

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