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Laine Gordon

Head of Public Relations

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Laine Gordon is the Head of Public Relations 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.

956 articles written by Laine Gordon

Car Insurance

Car insurance premiums soar

Car insurance premiums have increased at a rate three times higher than inflation over the past year, new research has revealed.

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27 May, 2013 -

2 min read

Home Loans

Young Aussies stressed about money

Many 18 to 30 year olds are worried about money and may not be properly educated about managing their finances, both in the short term and for longer term areas such as saving for a property.

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21 May, 2013 -

3 min read

Home Loans

Five ways to slash your home loan interest bill

Even at today’s low rates, the total interest bill can amount to almost as much as the initial loan. But there are ways to reduce the mortgage quickly and painlessly to save interest.

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20 May, 2013 -

3 min read

Car Insurance

Boomers more accident prone than Gen Y

The “at-risk” generation Y group filed fewer than 10 percent of all claims in the past three years. By comparison, baby boomers accounted for almost 40 percent of all claims made in the same period.

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Laine Gordon -

10 May, 2013 -

2 min read

Savings Accounts

Billions languish in accounts paying no interest

RateCity estimates that around one-quarter of deposit funds currently sit in low-interest-earning accounts, but could be earning up to 5 percent interest per annum.

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Laine Gordon -

08 May, 2013 -

3 min read

Home Loans

Reserve Bank Interest Rate Annoucement April

April update: RBA leaves the cash rate on hold at 3 percent

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Laine Gordon -

07 May, 2013 -

2 min read

Home Loans

Property investors surge into the market

February saw the highest value of investment loans written since before the global financial crisis, with investors borrowing $7.9 billion, Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows.

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Laine Gordon -

05 May, 2013 -

3 min read

Home Loans

How to get out of debt fast

From credit cards to car loans and the mortgage, you can free yourself from debt. There are simple tips to cover everything and free up some cash in the weekly budget.

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Laine Gordon -

30 Apr, 2013 -

3 min read

Home Loans

Rent or buy: which puts you on top?

The mortgage is taking a bigger chunk of our income now, despite lower interest rates. But is it cheaper to rent than buy?

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Laine Gordon -

29 Apr, 2013 -

3 min read

Credit Cards

Only one in five aware of cyber security breach

Only one-in-five organisations are aware they have experienced a “cyber incident” in the past 12 months.

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Laine Gordon -

23 Apr, 2013 -

3 min read