Eden Radford

External Comms Lead

Eden Radford is the External Comms Lead for RateCity, bringing almost a decade of experience across the finance services and technology sectors. In prior years, Eden has worked with Lendi, Aussie, Xero, Qualcomm, Accenture, and Dyson, among others, while being a pillar of expertise for government clients and contracts, as well. Eden has a passion for improving financial literacy, data storytelling and helping people better understand the decisions they can make about their own finances.

122 articles written by Eden Radford

Home Loans

NAB hikes its basic variable rate for new customers

NAB, Australia’s third largest home loan lender, has today increased the rate of its basic variable mortgage by 0.10 percentage points for new customers paying principal and interest.

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27 Oct, 2023 -

5 min read

Home Loans

All big four bank teams now forecast rate hike in November

All big four bank economic teams are now forecasting a rate hike at the next RBA meeting on 7 November, with Westpac announcing a change to their call this morning.

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26 Oct, 2023 -

3 min read

Home Loans

CBA, ANZ change cash rate call to hike after CPI figures

The annual Consumer Price Index has clocked in at 5.4 per cent for the September quarter, fuelling the possibility of another rate hike as soon as Tuesday 7 November.

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25 Oct, 2023 -

4 min read

Home Loans

CBA opens the door to investors with small deposits

CBA has, this week, extended its home loan book to include investors with as little as 5 per cent deposit, provided these borrowers commit to paying principal and interest.

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24 Oct, 2023 -

4 min read

Savings Accounts

The highest savings rates take a tumble despite no RBA hike

Bank of Queensland and ME Bank have both sliced their high interest savings accounts in an out-of-cycle rate cut.

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24 Oct, 2023 -

5 min read

Credit Cards

Sale season starts tomorrow - why one click too many could kill your Christmas

Shoppers planning to spend big in the Click Frenzy sale tomorrow are being warned to plan ahead and stick to a tight budget to avoid getting into trouble in the lead up to Christmas.

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23 Oct, 2023 -

5 min read

Savings Accounts

ANZ cuts the rate on its Online Saver for the first time in 19 months

ANZ, the country’s fourth largest bank, has today cut the ongoing rate on its ANZ Online Saver account by 0.10 percentage points.

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20 Oct, 2023 -

5 min read

Bank Accounts

ATMs and branches drop across the country – how banks are backing away from cash

The number of ATMs and bank branches has dropped by more than one in 10 in the last financial year, as banks and customers move their transactions online.

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19 Oct, 2023 -

8 min read

Home Loans

Melbourne Cup rate hike a live possibility: what a 13th hike would mean for borrowers

Australia could see the cash rate rise to 4.35 per cent as soon as the next RBA Board meeting, if inflation proves to be more stubborn than expected, with the minutes from the previous meeting citing a ‘low tolerance’ for slow progress in this battle.

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17 Oct, 2023 -

3 min read

Credit Cards

Australians continue to keep a lid on debt despite 12 RBA hikes

Australia’s total credit card debt has dropped for the third month in a row, this time by $88.1 million.

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09 Oct, 2023 -

3 min read