Personal loan and credit card customers get $1.1m refund

Hallmark General Insurance Company, trading as Latitude Insurance, will provide refunds of approximately $1.1 million to 905 customers.

Why it would be good if the RBA raised rates

The Reserve Bank hasn’t raised interest rates since 2010, so it will be terrible when it eventually happens, right? Well, no.

Amex offers sign-on bonus worth $556

Australians can claim 100,000 bonus Velocity rewards points if they take out an American Express Velocity Platinum Card before 29 January.

Revised banking code doesn't go far enough

The Australian Bankers Association’s revised banking code announced today has a greater focus on customers, but does not go far enough.

Economy heading in the right direction: RBA

The Reserve Bank has a largely positive view of the Australian and global economy, according to the minutes of this month’s monetary policy meeting.

The pros and cons of Afterpay

If you buy anything online, you would have noticed or heard about Afterpay recently.

CBA admits some guilt ahead of court case

Commonwealth Bank has filed its response to the civil proceedings filed in August by Australia’s financial intelligence and regulatory agency.

RBA pours cold water on electronic dollars, Bitcoin

The Reserve Bank has no plans to issue a digital form of the Australian dollar, although it recognises that it might one day happen.

Personal lending falls 3.2% over the year

Best ways to pay for something you can't afford

Say you don’t have the cash on hand for something you want to buy – does that mean you can’t afford it? Let’s look at some of your options.