Australia Banks Extend Loan Holiday as 800,000 Defer Payment

  • Further four months offered under extended scheme: ABA
  • CBA estimates about A$15 billion support to economy, customers
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Some of Australia’s biggest banks will extend the deferral of loan repayments for up to four months as the nation scrambles to contain the threat of a second wave of coronavirus infections.