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.
974 articles written by Laine Gordon
No end in sight: Westpac, ANZ hike fixed rates again
Big four banks, Westpac and ANZ, have both hiked fixed rates again today, as the cost of fixed rate funding continues to surge north.
Laine Gordon -
14 Apr, 2022 -
4 min read
CBA hikes fixed rates by up to 0.90%
Australia’s largest bank, CBA, has today increased fixed rates by up to 0.50 percentage points for owner-occupiers paying principal and interest, but all the way up to 0.90 percentage points for some investors.
Laine Gordon -
12 Apr, 2022 -
3 min read
Big banks update RBA forecasts – how high will interest rates now go?
Economists from all four big banks now believe the cash rate will start rising from May, with Westpac and NAB the last of the major banks to bring forward their forecasts.
Laine Gordon -
07 Apr, 2022 -
4 min read
Australia’s credit card debt rises for 4th month in a row
The national credit card debt has risen for the fourth month in a row to $17.44 billion, according to new data from the RBA today.
Laine Gordon -
07 Apr, 2022 -
3 min read
Westpac closes the door on fixed rates starting with a ‘2’
Australia’s second largest bank, Westpac, has today hiked fixed rates for owner-occupiers and investors by up to 0.30 percentage points.
Laine Gordon -
07 Apr, 2022 -
3 min read
3 in 4 borrowers will need to cut back expenses when RBA hikes rates
New research shows three in four borrowers will have to cut back their spending to meet the forecasted RBA hikes.
Laine Gordon -
05 Apr, 2022 -
5 min read
Investors dip out of the market for the first time in 18 months
The value of new home loans dropped from its record high last month as investor lending posted its first drop since October 2020.
Laine Gordon -
01 Apr, 2022 -
4 min read
Rate fever: Westpac slashes lowest variable, as its fixed rates soar
Competition in variable home loan rates is heating up with Westpac the latest big four bank to slash its lowest variable rate.
Laine Gordon -
24 Mar, 2022 -
4 min read
Variable home loan competition heats up as NAB cuts to 2.19%
Competition in the variable home loan space is heating up, as NAB today trims its base variable rate by 0.10 per cent – but only for new owner-occupiers.
Laine Gordon -
09 Mar, 2022 -
4 min read
Worrying trend: Australia’s credit card debt rises for 3rd month in a row
The national credit card debt has risen for the third month in a row to $17.39 billion, according to new data from the RBA today.
Laine Gordon -
07 Mar, 2022 -
3 min read