AUSTRAC summons major banks over mortgage fraud spike
AUSTRAC has summoned ten of Australia's largest banks to an urgent briefing following a spike in mortgage fraud.

Finance journalist at Grafa with years of experience covering Asia-Pacific financial markets at S&P Global, Mortgage Ezy, and GMA Network.
AUSTRAC has summoned ten of Australia's largest banks to an urgent briefing following a spike in mortgage fraud.
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