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Home Loans

“Banks remain willing to lend”: APRA boss

Australia’s chief banking regulator has dismissed the idea that the country is experiencing a credit squeeze.

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21 Feb, 2019 -

2 min read

Bank Accounts

Footy means big marks, big goals – and big business

Australia’s economy will soon get an injection of several hundred million dollars, with another AFL season about to get underway.

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Nick Bendel -

21 Feb, 2019 -

4 min read

Home Loans

“Not a strong case” to change rates soon: RBA

The Reserve Bank is unlikely to change the cash rate in the foreseeable future, according to the minutes from its monthly monetary policy meeting.

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Nick Bendel -

19 Feb, 2019 -

2 min read

Credit Cards

Credit card market has many $0 annual fee options

There are more than 30 credit cards in Australia with no annual fee, according to a new analysis of the credit card market.

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Nick Bendel -

17 Feb, 2019 -

2 min read

Term Deposits

6-month term deposits paying up to 2.85% interest

Smaller lenders are paying the highest interest rates for six-month term deposits, a new market analysis has found.

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Nick Bendel -

16 Feb, 2019 -

2 min read

Home Loans

How I cut my home loan by 1.45 percentage points

I’ve just refinanced my home loan from one of the biggest mortgage lenders in Australia to one of the smallest. Why? I now have a much lower interest rate.

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Nick Bendel -

12 Feb, 2019 -

4 min read

Credit Cards

Qantas unveils credit card for high-income Australians

Qantas has today released its most exclusive credit card, which comes with an annual fee of $1,200 and a minimum annual income requirement of $200,000.

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Nick Bendel -

12 Feb, 2019 -

2 min read

Bank Accounts

Scammers kickstart the year by pretending to be ATO

It’s too early for tax time, but criminals aren’t going to let that stop them, as scammers take to SMS to convince you they’re from the tax office.

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Nick Bendel -

10 Feb, 2019 -

2 min read

Home Loans

Macquarie Bank joins growing list of banks to hike interest rates in 2019

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Nick Bendel -

08 Feb, 2019 -

2 min read

Home Loans

RBA changes tune, flags 2019 rate cut

The governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia has raised the possibility that official interest rates might be reduced in 2019.

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Nick Bendel -

07 Feb, 2019 -

3 min read