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Hardship rules on credit reporting to impact small businesses

Banks would face penalties of up to $100,000 for failing to tell a credit reporting agency when a consumer had a financial hardship arrangement in place if draft laws for mandatory comprehensive credit reporting are implemented.

Hardship rules on credit reporting to impact small businesses
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Hardship rules on credit reporting to impact small businesses

If passed the legislation would likely impact both consumers and small business owners as credit information would flow more freely between banks and reporting agencies.

Read more at the SMH

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