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Lenders will learn more about applicants for loans under proposals to change credit reporting laws expected to be delivered to the government today by the Australian Law reform Commission. Positive credit reporting data such as on-time payments, number of credit accounts and their limits should be added to negative reporting data such as defaults to give lenders are more holistic picture of the financial situation of the applicant according to banks and other lenders. Privacy advocates and consumer groups have raised concerns about the plan. Commonwealth Bank said positive credit reporting enabled banks to tailor finance to young people and others often denied credit. Banks have previously opposed changes that would require them to release details of customer's credit histories. Veda Advantage said 60 per cent of applicants had been denied credit despite good credit histories whilst 60 per cent of bankrupts have no previous defaults on file, highlighting weaknesses in the current credit reporting system.
