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Duncan Murray

Lender fined $16m for overcharging vulnerable customers

A Federal Court judge has fined defunct lender Ferratum $16 million for overcharging borrowers. (Peter Rae/AAP PHOTOS)

A now defunct short-term money lender has been fined $16 million after the Federal Court found it entered into contracts involving prohibited fees and overcharged customers.

The court found in September that Ferratum had contravened Australian consumer laws and had an inadequate system for calculating, recording and monitoring early payout amounts.

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