41% of Australians miss a bill payment in last 12 months
26 March 2009
One third of Australians with a mortgage are prepared to miss a repayment and 41 percent of people admit to making at least one bill payment late in the last 12 months with phones, utilities and credit cards presenting the greatest challenges.
These are just two of the findings from a Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) Payment Priorities Study* released today. The study was conducted for D&B by Newspoll, Australia's leading public opinion polling firm, at the end of February and surveyed consumer payment priorities for 12 different types of bills - ranging from the home mortgage to Internet bills - and the key influences on changing payment patterns.
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D&B is the world's leading provider of business-to-business credit, marketing and purchasing information and receivables management services. D&B manages the world's most valuable commercial database with information on more than 130 million companies.
Information is gathered in 193 countries, in 95 languages or dialects, covering 186 monetary currencies. The database is refreshed more than one million times daily as part of D&B's commitment to provide accurate, comprehensive information for its more than 150,000 customers.
The Australasian operations were bought out by the senior management group in August 2001. It was the first MBO of a wholly owned subsidiary in D&B's history worldwide.
Today Lazard Carnegie Wylie owns an approximate 90% stake in DBA and the local management team a 10% stake.
Strategies for future growth include developing DBA's commercial and consumer credit referencing business; expanding its receivables management outsourcing business; maintaining its lead in the development of unique credit and risk scoring products; and developing new products specifically tailored to the Australasian market. DBA currently employs over 500 people in Australia and New Zealand.
