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Equifax report shows high-risk SMEs making multiple credit applications as conditions tighten

Summary by Dynamic Business
Equifax’s Q1 2026 report reveals high-risk SMEs are credit shopping at 2.9 times the rate of low-risk counterparts, reaching an eight-month peak. The latest Equifax Business Market Pulse for Q1 2026 reveals signs that Australian businesses have been responding to an ever-changing environment, encompassing rate rises and rising energy and fuel costs. Australian credit demand may have reached a point of surface-level stability in the first quarter…
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Dynamic Business broke the news on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.
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