Challenger lenders lead the way with personal loan interest rates

A collection of smaller lenders are offering personal loans with interest rates significantly lower than the big four banks are charging.

Amex lures Australians with special Velocity offer

Consumers who take out an American Express Velocity Platinum Card in the next month can earn up to 100,000 bonus Velocity points.

The piggy bank has now gone high-tech

Bank Australia has taken the concept of spare change and made it digital.

Telstra unveils rewards program

Telstra has launched a loyalty program called Telstra Plus to reward customers for their spending.

People of Australia: there’s another option to get your foot on the property ladder

You may not realise that some lenders offer special mortgage products designed to make it easier for first home buyers to access the property market.

These frequent flyer credit cards have a $0 annual fee

Want something for nothing? There are five credit cards that give you just that – provided you pay off your entire bill each month.

Highest rates for 5-year term deposits sitting at 3%

If you want to earn high interest rates for a term deposit, you might have to lock away a lot of money for a long time.

Home loan fees can pack a surprisingly big punch

It’s impossible to think of home loans without thinking of interest rates. But there’s another surprisingly significant cost we ignore at our peril – fees.

Westpac to make up to $40K* extra a day by slugging credit card customers with interest rate hike

Without warning Westpac has today hiked the interest rate on a majority of its credit cards by 0.25 per cent.

You might be closer to buying a house than you think

Housing affordability is one of the key issues of this election, yet it’s actually becoming easier to enter the property market in much of Australia.