A now defunct subsidiary of Westpac, RAMS Financial Group, has been hit with a big fine. Photo: Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS

RAMS Financial Group has been hit with a $20 million fine after admitting widespread compliance failures in the way it arranged home loans.

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The Federal Court has ordered the lender, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Australia's oldest bank Westpac, to pay the penalty, finding that it dealt with unlicensed referrers and failed to ensure customers were not disadvantaged by conflicts of interest.

The court also determined that RAMS representatives weren't properly supervi

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