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The corporate regulator has launched legal action against Commonwealth Bank for allegedly overcharging customers millions in misleading fees they were never told about. And it wasn't the only one of the big banks attracting scrutiny today, with NAB facing action for underpaying staff for more than a decade.

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00:01The corporate regulator alleges about 42,000 Commonwealth Bank customers were overcharged
00:07$8.5 million for moving their money around. ASIC claims hidden fees were in place since 2006.
00:16In our view, CBA was aware of these issues and could have acted sooner.
00:20The bank has already paid back more than $26 million to 93,000 customers
00:26and said it will defend certain aspects of the case.
00:30It comes after Macquarie Bank admitted failures over savings rates for new customers.
00:35And today, NAB agreed to a court-enforced order to repay almost $170 million
00:42to staff it's been underpaying for more than a decade.
00:46Things like not accruing annual leave correctly, right through to superannuation.
00:52So really a plethora of non-compliance.
00:57The bank will also pay a $2 million fine.
01:00Tomorrow, the bosses of NAB and Combank will front a parliamentary committee
01:04and have to answer two difficult questions.
01:07Can't you guys count?
01:09And why do these things keep happening to you?

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