I’ve noticed more than a few posts here regarding this debt collecting company called Panthera Finance, a company which makes its living preying on vulnerable people who have fallen into hard times. I was unlucky enough to have to deal with them recently and although the matter is now resolved I feel this information may help some of you guys who are unlucky enough to have to be in the same situation as me at some point in your lives.

From what i’ve been able to find out, Panthera Finance / State Merchantile are companies that operate from Brisbane and are owned by two holding corporations called HMB INVESTMENTS PTY LTD and HJK INVESTMENTS PTY LTD. State Merchantile are the acquisition branch which buys the debts and Panthera Finance run the call centre which harasses you.

The company has taken great pains to hide the following information from the public:

Registered place of business:
Level 4, 54 Jephson Street, Toowong, QLD, 4066
(This is a small office with a couple of staff used only for administrative purposes)

Call centre where the staff making the harassing phone calls work:
555 Coronation Drive, Toowong, QLD, 4066, bottom level of the building on the right directly as you walk in, “State Merchantile” on the sign.
(The head compliance officer and director of the company Mathew David Huges works here)

Another registered address of the company not used as the call center:
Merrotts Level 6, 241 Adelaide Street, Brisbane

Owners/Directors of Panthera Finance and State Merchantile are two twins from Wollongong who now live in Brisbane:

Mathew David Hough, 34 years old
Jamie Grant Hough, 34 years old

Mathews daughter who works in a management position for the company is named Bree or Corina (Not sure which) and Jamies wife is named Karen which I guess explains the choices of HMB and HJK for the holding companies.

The entire operation seems to be a family affair from the Hough clan who are making their money off the backs of those of us who fall into debt. Over the last 4-5 years they have managed to take millions of dollars from the less fortunate, often including the elderly and in some cases (looking through some posts on Whirlpool) even the family members of people who have died. Both Jamie and Mathew live in houses worth over $2mil and the company itself has an average of $1.86mil in Annual revenue.

If you are being harassed by them and live in Brisbane I suggest turning up to their office and dealing with the situation face-to-face. This a much more effective way to resolve your issues with them than through the telephone which is where they are in their element and most able to exert pressure on you.

I also have the home addresses of both Mathew and Jamie, their exact dates of births as well as the names and addresses of most of the people who currently work in their call centre. I haven’t posted this stuff because I don’t want to inadvertently break the law so if anyone can prove to me that I won’t be doing anything illegal by publishing it I will.

Don’t let these scumbags take advantage of you!

Caller: Debt collector

Another spam debt collector

Called before 8am, told them to f*ck off.

Caller: Panthera finance

debt collector, please find detail also on 1300 722 974

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This is a scam call asking for your tax file number - don’t trust it!!!

Caller: Panthera Finance

These guys have been harassing me for years over a debt owed to the Commonwealth Bank for an overdraft. I have a Comm Bank account which is still active, but I haven't used it in years and certainly haven't gone into overdraft. When I asked them for proof of this debt, they said they couldn't provide me with that information. So suspicious!

Caller: Panthera scum

These wanna be bad arse debt collectors harrass you into forking over cash for debts that aren't yours.
Told em to go and get f*cked.
Get a call screening app like should I answer that automatically blocks these arseholes and you'll never have an issue again. After all, they're too chicken sh*t to actually turn up and speak to you face to face because they know they'd get their heads ripped off. Hahaha

yet another Panthera number... I have 8 blocked already! chasing me for an overdue account in a different state. computer says NO

Caller: panthera finance

chasing money for an overdue electricity account in Adelaide - I live in Perth. I have tried to explain this they don't care, apparently I will have to seek legal advise get a lawyer and take it to court? how about no

This company has continually harrassed us for money that we do not owe, their lastest was calling from this mobile number and not disclosing the company they worked for.

constant calling, leaves voice mail but never identify who they are!!

Caller: Panthera

Don't pay them. Hang up and block their number. After 7 years the debts (if they even exist) are no longer recoverable.

Caller: Panthera Finance

These pricks have called and called and called 3-5 times a day for weeks now chasing some Indian guy I’ve never heard of! I’ve asked them twice now to remove my number which they said they did but hasn’t actually happened and now they’re still calling. Screw this...Ombudsman time.

Caller: debt collectors

Nice one annon who disclosed all their personal info. They are harassing me at 7.30 am .& 8 pm at night over my recently passed away husbands debts....do they have no morals at all . Have told then he passed away 8mths ago yet still they call .. .WTF is with these people

I got a missed call from this number at 8:30 at night!! Wow! Surely a business can wait until - that’s right.. BUSINESS hours??

Harrassment mob threatening people and wanting personal details.

harassment mob

spam

Caller: Debt collector

Panthera Finance uses landline and mobile phone numbers