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Commonwealth Bank allegedly overcharges thousands of customers for more than 19 years

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Hynds, J. (2026, November 11). Commonwealth Bank allegedly overcharges thousands of customers for more than 19 years. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16285681/Commonwealth-Bank-customers.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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ASIC alleges that Commonwealth Bank overcharged about 42,000 CommBiz customers approximately $8.5 million in fees between November 2020 and May 31, 2025. The regulatory body claims this misconduct has been ongoing for nearly two decades, despite earlier customer complaints. Alan Kirkland, an ASIC commissioner, highlighted the bank's failure to ensure accurate billing practices for small businesses.
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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has filed civil penalty proceedings against Commonwealth Bank (CBA), alleging that the bank's CommBiz online banking platform misled business customers about fees. Between November 2020 and May 31, 2025, approximately 42,000 CommBiz users were overcharged around $8.5 million in undisclosed fees for direct debit and credit transactions. ASIC claims that CBA charged additional fees not disclosed to customers when money was moved into or out of their accounts. The alleged misleading practices have been ongoing since CommBiz launched in 2006, despite customer complaints dating back to 2015 and an internal audit identifying the issue in 2016.

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Daily MailThis outlet11 Nov

ASIC alleges that Commonwealth Bank overcharged about 42,000 CommBiz customers approximately $8.5 million in fees between November 2020 and May 31, 2025. The regulatory body claims this misconduct has been ongoing for nearly two decades, despite earlier customer complaints. Alan Kirkland, an ASIC commissioner, highlighted the bank's failure to ensure accurate billing practices for small businesses.

Commonwealth Bank allegedly overcharges thousands of customers for more than 19 years (this article)
ABC News (AU)11 Nov

ASIC has initiated civil penalty proceedings against Commonwealth Bank, alleging that the bank overcharged approximately 42,000 business customers about $8.5 million in undisclosed fees from November 2020 to May 31, 2025. The regulator claims that CBA's CommBiz terms and conditions were misleading for failing to disclose additional fees incurred during direct debit and credit transactions since the service launched…

Breaking: Commonwealth Bank allegedly overcharged business customers →
Sydney Morning Herald11 Nov

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) filed a lawsuit against Commonwealth Bank (CBA), accusing the bank of overcharging approximately 42,000 business customers about $8.5 million in undisclosed fees between November 2020 and May 2025. The complaint alleges that CBA failed to clearly disclose all transaction fees for direct debit and credit payments on its CommBiz online banking platform since…

CBA sued for overcharging tens of thousands of businesses →

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ASIC CommBiz Commonwealth Bank

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Commonwealth Bank ORG · 4× ASIC ORG · 3× Alan Kirkland PERSON · 1× CommBiz ORG · 1× Kirkland ORG · 1×

Narrative

'What makes this particularly concerning is how long the alleged conduct went on, despite customer complaints to Commonwealth Bank pointing to a problem years earlier,' Mr Kirkland said.
framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-12
ASIC alleges that between November 2020 and May 31, 2025, about 42,000 CommBiz customers were overcharged about $8.5 million in fees.
2026-11-12 · Daily Mail
Commonwealth Bank allegedly overcharges thousands of customers for more than 19 years · mixed framing

Claims (7 extracted, 3 hedged)

Commonwealth Bank allegedly overcharged millions of dollars in fees to tens of thousands customers. uncertain
Bank → overcharge → customers
ASIC alleges that between November 2020 and May 31, 2025, about 42,000 CommBiz customers were overcharged about $8.5 million in fees. uncertain
customers → allege → fees
'We allege Commonwealth Bank broke a basic promise to its business customers,' ASIC commissioner Alan Kirkland said. asserted
Kirkland → allege → customers
They should not have to scrutinise every transaction to make sure that their bank is charging them the right fees.' asserted
bank → have → fees
ASIC alleges business customers were overcharged for about 19 years. asserted
customers → allege → years
'What makes this particularly concerning is how long the alleged conduct went on, despite customer complaints to Commonwealth Bank pointing to a problem years earlier,' Mr Kirkland said. asserted
Kirkland → make → problem
Commonwealth Bank allegedly overcharged millions of dollars in fees to tens of thousands customers uncertain
Bank → overcharge → customers
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