CBA, Westpac Among Banks Sued by Australia Clients Over Fees
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Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Westpac Banking Corp. were sued by customers seeking to recoup allegedly illegal fees, after a judge allowed part of a lawsuit against Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. to proceed.
Maurice Blackburn Lawyers will also file claims against National Australia Bank Ltd. and Citigroup Inc.’s Citibank, said Andrew Watson, head of class actions at the firm, which is litigating the class-action suit. The claims against the five banks total A$197 million ($196 million), he said at a briefing in Melbourne today.