Lenders to focus efforts on catching liar home loans

Lenders want consumers to be more accountable for the debts they disclose when applying for a home loan.

The lenders that are cutting home loan rates so far

More than 50 lenders have committed to reducing variable rates on home loans, three days after the Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision to slash the official cash rate to a new record low of 0.50 per cent.

New CBA scheme to provide mortgage repayment protection for homeowners

Commonwealth Bank will cover about 12 months of mortgage repayments for homeowners if an insured immediate family member dies or is diagnosed with terminal illness.

Australians becoming more anxious about their finances

Financial wellbeing among Australians is suffering amidst mounting concerns over retirement plans, mortgages and personal debts.

Mortgage stress affecting a third of borrowing owner-occupiers

About one third of borrowing owner-occupier households are in mortgage stress.

New buy-now-pay-later service bundll targets everyday spending

A new buy-now-pay-later service, bundll, has launched, targeting an area not yet covered by the big players: everyday spending.

The trick to finding the most affordable properties in any suburb

House hunters could potentially save hundreds of thousands in total repayments over the course of their mortgage by looking to the lower end of their desired market.

Aussies rack up $18 billion of debt over Christmas

Debt is the last thing most Australians want to talk about, despite the country owing more than $18 billion in credit card and loan debt over Christmas alone.

Buy-now-pay-later industry code to raise standards for services

Shop using Afterpay or Zip Pay? These big changes could affect you.

Australian growth super funds see best returns in seven years

Australian superannuation funds performed strongly in 2019, but experts warned against expecting this level of growth to continue in the long run.