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Mark Bristow

Personal Finance Editor

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Mark Bristow is RateCity's Home & Personal Finances Editor, and an experienced analyst, researcher, and producer. While primarily focused on Australian mortgage and home loan expertise, he has experience across energy, home and travel insurances. Mark has been a journalist and writer in the financial space for over ten years, previously researching and writing commercial real estate at CoreLogic. In the years since, Mark has worked for the Winning Group, Expedia, and has seen articles published at Lifehacker and Business Insider.

1008 articles written by Mark Bristow

Bank Accounts

Mobile banking use up, and we’re mostly satisfied

In the wake of the Royal Commission, it can be hard to imagine that we’re satisfied with our banks, and yet in at least one area, it’s mostly smiles.

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09 Mar, 2019 -

3 min read

Home Loans

Do Australians prefer banks to brokers?

With sweeping changes to mortgage broker remuneration on the table in the wake of the recent banking royal commission, new figures indicate that Australian mortgage holders may be more satisfied with their experience when applying for a mortgage directly through a bank branch.

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05 Mar, 2019 -

3 min read

Bank Accounts

Eftpos on Android adds Google Pay support to St George, BankSA

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02 Mar, 2019 -

2 min read

Home Loans

February finishes with mortgage rate rises

Several lenders increased variable interest rates on selected home loans in the last week of February, though there were also cuts to interest rates for some fixed rate loans.

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01 Mar, 2019 -

3 min read

Home Loans

Suncorp discounts variable mortgage rates

Suncorp has recently increased the discount on selected variable rate home loans for new customers by ten basis points.

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25 Feb, 2019 -

1 min read

Bank Accounts

AFCA preparing to investigate a decade of complaints

The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) will soon be able to investigate and resolve financial complaints dating back more than ten years, following the results of the banking royal commission.

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23 Feb, 2019 -

1 min read

Home Loans

Bendigo Bank and Credit Union SA cut mortgage rates

Bendigo Bank and Credit Union SA recently cut variable interest rates on selected home loans, in a month where several other lenders have increased rates.

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22 Feb, 2019 -

2 min read

Home Loans

Lenders adjust fixed home loan interest rates

Several Australian banks have adjusted their home loan interest rates this week, with some lenders lowering their fixed rates, while others increased theirs.

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Mark Bristow -

14 Feb, 2019 -

2 min read

Home Loans

UBank launches Mia, the digital human home loan assistant

Would you get a home loan from a robot mortgage broker? You may soon get your chance to find out, thanks to the new ‘digital human’ home loan assistant that’s been introduced by Ubank and FaceMe.

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Mark Bristow -

11 Feb, 2019 -

2 min read

Bank Accounts

How to avoid getting caught unaware by digital Cabcharge

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08 Feb, 2019 -

3 min read