Laine Gordon
Money Editor
Laine Gordon is the Money Editor at RateCity and an experienced journalist and research specialist. With a background in news and feature writing, covering finance, media and even food (a passion of hers) at Reed Elsevier publications, Laine brings almost two decades of experience to the team. Having covered major areas of interest to the general public from hip pocket issues to rising and falling interest rates and the impact to mortgages, credit and saving in Australia, she is passionate about researching and telling people’s stories to help others make better decisions about their own finances.
968 articles written by Laine Gordon
NAB and ANZ play follow the leader hiking for home loans, but staying ‘mum’ on savings accounts
NAB and ANZ have both announced they are passing on the RBA rate hike, in full, to their variable rate mortgage customers, effective 17 June.
Laine Gordon -
08 Jun, 2022 -
4 min read
Double trouble: RBA tipped to hike by another 0.50% in July
Australians with mortgages need to be prepared for their repayments to rise significantly, with the RBA tipped to hike again by another 0.50 percentage points next month.
Laine Gordon -
07 Jun, 2022 -
4 min read
Double whammy: RBA hikes cash rate by 0.50%
The RBA has hiked official rates again today by 0.50 percentage points, taking the cash rate to 0.85 per cent.
Laine Gordon -
07 Jun, 2022 -
3 min read
RBA set to hike the cash rate again tomorrow – what it means for borrowers
The Reserve Bank is set to raise the cash rate again tomorrow, just five weeks after pulling the trigger on the first hike in over a decade.
Laine Gordon -
06 Jun, 2022 -
5 min read
NAB joins the Buy Now, Pay Later party – how it compares to the competition
NAB has announced it will launch a buy now, pay later option in July, with pre-registrations opening today.
Laine Gordon -
26 May, 2022 -
6 min read
Westpac hikes fixed rates by up to 0.80% – when will they hit 5%?
Australia’s second largest lender, Westpac, has today hiked fixed rates for owner-occupiers and investors, in some cases by up to 0.80 percentage points.
Laine Gordon -
26 May, 2022 -
3 min read
Pros and cons of the Liberal Party’s new super first home buyer scheme
The number of first home buyers could rise on the back of a new proposal to allow Australians to use part of their super to buy their first home. However, the scheme favours those with larger super balances and has the potential to push up property prices.
Laine Gordon -
17 May, 2022 -
5 min read
Australia’s credit card debt drops after 4 months of rises
Australia’s credit card debt has made a surprise drop in March after four consecutive months of rises, according to new data from the RBA today.
Laine Gordon -
09 May, 2022 -
3 min read
Westpac matches CBA and ANZ, hiking by 0.25% for variable customers AND hike select savings accounts
Australia’s second largest lender, Westpac, has tonight announced it will pass on the cash rate hike in full to its variable rate mortgage customers, effective 17 May 2022.
Laine Gordon -
03 May, 2022 -
4 min read
ANZ follows in CBA’s footsteps – hikes by 0.25% for variable borrowers
ANZ will pass the RBA cash rate hike in full to its variable rate mortgage customers, effective 13 May 2022.
Laine Gordon -
03 May, 2022 -
2 min read