For many bushfire victims, financial hardship arrangements with banks or other credit providers will be necessary to navigate the road to recovery. Yet new legislation is set to put financial hardship agreements on credit records, threatening people's capacity to borrow. https://www.moneymag.com.au/feed/latest?story=152345088 en-AU Copyright 2026 Money magazine 5 https://media.moneymag.com.au/prod/media/library/Money_Mag/Logo/Logo_401x133.png