Right now, the lowest home loan rates in Australia are under 2.5% pa and they could come down even further in the next few weeks. [...]

The Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic has spread from China to 159 countries and 185,000 confirmed cases worldwide. The virus can remain active and infectious on surfaces [...]

Can I get Coronavirus COVID-19 from cash? Dr Andrew Stewardson from Monash University said it is possible that infected people could pass on coronavirus through [...]

RBA tipped to cut rates THIS WEEK The Reserve Bank is tipped to announce another rate cut this week, in response to the growing threat [...]

Woolworths opens – for elderly and vulnerable ONLY “There is enough for everyone” announced Coles Supermarkets this weekend as panic buying gripped Australia. Woolworths has [...]

On this page you will find cryptocurrency price updates and the latest news and outlook for crypto prices. You can also keep up to date [...]

“Brutal” share market crash sweeps the globe Share markets in the USA and Europe crashed overnight in the biggest global share sell-off since the Black [...]

Six and half million Australians will be paid $750 directly into their bank accounts in the fortnight starting 31 March 2020. Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s [...]

CUA slashes savings account rates CUA has slashed at-call savings account rates by up to 0.30% pa following the RBA’s 0.25 percentage point rate cut [...]

Big increase in customers for ING ING is celebrating more than 20 years in Australia by announcing a big increase in customer numbers over the [...]

BREAKING: NAB cuts savings rates by 0.25% pa Effective immediately, National Australia Bank has today announced 0.25% pa cuts to all at-call saving accounts rates. [...]

MEDIA RELEASE Tuesday 10 March 2020 Commonwealth Bank cuts 0.25% from savings accounts and term deposits, effective immediately.ING, UBank and Judo Bank slice savings accounts [...]

Wall Street crashes in biggest one-day fall in history The New York Stock Exchange crashed on Monday and trading was automatically halted for the first [...]

Canberra Auction Results for Saturday 14 March 2020 There were 52 residential property auctions held in Canberra on Saturday 14 March 2020. 71 per cent [...]

Darwin and NT Property Market Update, 6 March 2020 The Reserve Bank of Australia cut interest rates this week to 0.50%. All big four banks [...]

Property Market Update, 6 March 2020 The Reserve Bank of Australia cut interest rates this week to 0.50%. All big four banks have passed on [...]

Xinja Bank STOPS accepting NEW CUSTOMERS The Xinja Bank Stash account is, from today, closed to new customers. Eric Wilson, the neobank’s CEO, announced yesterday [...]

There is serious volatility in crypto markets in March 2020. The three top currencies – Bitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple have been even more unpredictable than [...]

Which banks have cut home loan interest rates? The Reserve Bank cut interest rates on 3 March by 0.25 percentage points to 0.50%. All four [...]

MEDIA RELEASE 1pm, Wednesday 4 March 2020 First savings rate cuts announcedEffective 1pm 4 March: Market leader Judo Bank cuts TD ratesInfoChoice names the banks [...]

13 March 2020: NAB cuts savings account rates NAB’s popular iSaver savings account bonus rate for the first four months has been cut from 1.55% [...]

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RBA cuts rates to all-time new low The Reserve Bank yesterday cut the official interest rate in Australia by 0.25 percentage points to 0.50%. The [...]

MEDIA RELEASE Tuesday 3 March 2020 RBA cuts rates to new historic lowFirst lender to pass on rate cut in full is …Savers need to [...]

What are the chances of a RBA rate cut? The Reserve Bank WILL cut interest rates today, according to market expectations. Futures trading on rates [...]

MEDIA RELEASE Monday 2 March 2020 Interest rates update – all the lenders under 3% paRBA meeting tomorrow – rates could be cut to 0.5% [...]

Coronavirus fears to spark RBA rate cut The treasurer Josh Frydenberg, the prime minister Scott Morrison and the heads of Australia’s financial regulators discussed responses [...]

What is the best, easiest, fastest way to save money? A high interest savings account? Or a micro-investing app like Raiz or Spaceship Voyager? Both [...]

Coronavirus fears spread Shares fell on Wall Street overnight, with the Dow Jones index falling more than 1,000 points on Thursday (US time). The Australian [...]

Bitcoin and most other major cryptocurrency prices are falling fast. Ethereum, XRP (Ripple), Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, Steller Lumens and EOS have all fallen sharply over [...]

Editor’s Pick: Best Car Loan for March 2020. The best car loans feature low comparison rates as well as reasonable fees and rules. “Really low [...]

To make comparing car loans easy, InfoChoice has done the hard work for you and collected the top twenty low-rate variable and fixed rate car [...]

174,770 new homes began construction during 2019 in Australia, down from 225,061 in 2018 according to new data from the Housing Industry Association. This is [...]

Funeral insurance loopholes closed Expensive funeral expenses insurance policies, that are currently exempt from Corporations Act requirements, have been sold to many indigenous people, over [...]

Do you know your home loan interest rate? And what fees (if any) you are being charged on your mortgage? Do you know your home [...]

Most families could not cover their home loan repayments for very long at all if the worst happened and someone died or got a terminal [...]

Commonwealth Bank will pay your mortgage if your spouse dies Commonwealth Bank is Australia’s biggest home loan provider. Commonwealth Bank yesterday announced a new complimentary [...]

The interest rate is the most important cost to consider when taking out a loan. If you are looking for a low rate personal loan, [...]

The best transaction account is the account that suits your own way of managing money and spending. The best everyday banking account has low or [...]

An everyday transaction banking account is the base product for most people’s relationship with their bank. An everyday bank account is necessary to get paid [...]

Lady Gaga puts a ring on it for Klarna Lady Gaga is promoting female empowerment, with the support of payment app Klarna and fashion activist [...]

Xinja Bank is a new Australian online neobank. What is a neobank? A neobank is an online bank, probably based around a mobile phone banking [...]

For years young Aussies have been portrayed as big spending, “smashed avo” eating, party animals with little interest in saving and buying a first home. [...]

The lowest rate credit cards in Australia are designed for people who sometimes carry a balance on their cards and want to keep their interest [...]

Millennials choose: Smashed Avo vs first home deposit Young Australians have been accused in the media of choosing to eat expensive meals at coffee shops [...]

Low-rate credit cards are one of the most popular types of card in Australia. The best low-rate credit cards in Australia feature a low purchase [...]

The Bitcoin Cash and subsequent Bitcoin halving events are imminent. In addition to miners having their returns ‘halved’ every four years, Bitcoin has also been [...]

Is Scott Morrison’s government banning cash? The Morrison government has new proposed cash ban law that makes cash business transactions illegal over a limit of [...]

Look out Afterpay, Zip, OpenPay, LatitudePay and all the other Buy Now Pay Later apps. Klarna has been launched and is now available for Commonwealth [...]

Home loan market is red hot The number of new home loans approved for owner occupiers rose 17.9% in December 2019, over the previous December, [...]

One in Four Aussies choose Commonwealth Bank Commonwealth Bank is attracting more new customers in home loans and basic banking products. Commonwealth Bank grew its [...]

All major cryptocurrencies are surging in 2020. The New Year’s crypto price rise has continued into February with Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash and LiteCoin, Ethereum and [...]

RBA puts a price on loyalty – 0.4% or $1,000 per year The Reserve Bank of Australia has issued new data revealing the size of [...]

Ok you have a bad credit rating and a low credit score. People who have had problems with credit and debt in the past can [...]

ANZ cuts floor home loan rate ANZ Bank has decreases its home loan serviceability assessment floor rate from 5.5 per cent to 5.25 per cent. [...]

The best online loans have easy application, quick approval and fast funding. Here are some of the top online loans now available on InfoChoice. The [...]

Western Union vs bank transfer vs PayPal If you have friends or family overseas, you may want to send them money at some point, like [...]

It’s official – there is a bank loyalty tax Older variable rate mortgages typically have higher interest rates than new loans, even when borrowers of [...]

Refinancing is easier with InfoChoice. Are you scared of refinancing? There’s no need to fear the process of comparing and finding a new home loan [...]

What you need to know about VFF points A Velocity linked credit card earns Virgin Velocity Frequent Flyer points for every dollar you spend with [...]

BP dumps Velocity for Qantas Frequent Flyer People who use BP service stations for fuel and in-store purchases to earn Velocity Frequent Flyer points may [...]

What is Stellar (XLM)? Stellar is a system for making online payments run on decentralised servers by a global consortium of individuals and teams. This [...]

As a car owner, you no doubt have your compulsory third party(CTP) vehicle insurance, as it’s a legal requirement in Australia. However, you’ve probably also [...]

REVEALED: Fire insurance loopholes Consumer lobby group CHOICE has analysed the definitions of fire in 26 major insurer home and contents policies and found ‘loopholes’ [...]

Westpac shareholders launch class action A class action claim has been lodged in the United States District Court on behalf of Westpac shareholders who bought [...]

Banks, credit unions and online lenders are slashing car loan rates to grab business amid difficult market conditions in February 2020. The lowest car loan [...]

The best term deposit rates in Australia may not be available from your own bank. The highest term deposit rates in February 2020 on InfoChoice [...]

February’s lowest home loan rates on InfoChoice The lowest home loan rates in Australia are now under 2.50 percent pa with Bank Australia now offering [...]

The lowest home loan rates in Australia are under 2.50 per cent pa with one lender now offering a rate of 2.44 per cent pa [...]

The best basic credit cards in Australia offer low rates, low fees and long interest-free periods. The best frequent flyer credit cards offer thousands of [...]

MEDIA RELEASEMonday 3 February 2020 Game changing new savings account has no base /max rate rulesSavers moving away from big four to find better rates [...]

When you’re looking at savings accounts, it’s tempting to just jump at the one that offers the biggest interest rate, but you should stop and [...]

Big banks set to combine ATM fleets Soon the well-recognised big bank branded ATMs common in all towns and suburbs of Australia will be a [...]

It is sometimes easier to get a fast personal loan from a payday lender or small loan provider like Wallet Wizard, MoneyMe, Sunshine, Nimble, Cash [...]

Do you want a business loan without a mortgage over your own home? Many lenders ask for security, such as the equity in the business [...]

Which loans can you get approved for today?  There are plenty of unsecured personal loans you can apply for and possibly get approved for and [...]

Firstly, what is the NBN? The NBN is the National Broadband Network, is a government initiative to bring high–speed broadband to most of Australia’s population. [...]

InfoChoice’s new lowest home loan rate* - 2.44% pa More lenders have followed Westpac in slashing home loan rates over the last week. The lowest [...]

Saxo Capital Markets is a subsidiary of the Danish Saxo Bank, which was founded in 1992. In Australia its operations are regulated by ASIC as [...]

The First home Loan Deposit Scheme has opened and applications are being accepted. Here are some common questions about the FHLDS: How many FHLDS loans [...]

As of 1 January 2020, the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme is live and kicking! As of the 1 February, smaller lenders will be joining [...]

More borrowers are comparing and leaving the big four The proportion of the home loan market controlled by the big four Australian banks, Commbank, Westpac, [...]

The credit card market is under pressure as shoppers and other consumers find alternatives to high-interest, high-fee credit cards. Banks and other credit card issuers [...]

The lowest home loan rates in Australia are well under 3 per cent pa with some lenders now offering rates around 2.5 per cent pa. [...]

Market leaders slash home loan rates to 2.44% pa Two lenders have followed Westpac in slashing home loan rates this week. Westpac now has fixed [...]

Small lenders join Commbank and NAB in FHLDS Commonwealth bank and National Australia Bank are said to be experiencing very strong demand from potential first [...]

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Westpac slashes investor home loan rates Australia’s favourite lender for landlords, Westpac, has slashed fixed interest rates from yesterday, 22 January, by up to 0.50 [...]

How much are credit card and Eftpos fees? When you pay with a credit or debit card in-store the merchant may add a card surcharge [...]

Comparing Savings Accounts: Your InfoChoice Guide to Savings Accounts, January 2020 Looking for your best savings account means not just jumping at the highest rate [...]

MEDIA RELEASESunday 19 January 2020 First Home Buyers with small deposits can save more by comparing Up to ten thousand home buyers with small deposits [...]

Who is REALLY getting the better deal? Aussies love tapping their phone or their card instore or online. And Aussies hate ATM fees for withdrawing [...]

Platinum, black and gold level credit cards offer a higher level of service than the average credit card. These are credit cards for people who [...]

You have packed away the Christmas tree and now it’s time to think about where you are headed financially for 2020. If, like many at [...]

Two credit cards with 100,000 Velocity points The NAB Rewards Signature Visa credit card is promoting a 120,000 bonus VFF points giveaway - when you keep the [...]

Right now, banks and other card issuers are competing hard to win new credit card customers and right now, in January 2020, there are some [...]

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ANZ gives $1 million to bushfire victims ANZ Bank have announced a range of support measures including a financial assistance package for communities affected by bushfires. [...]

Perth Property Market Update, 6 March 2020 The Reserve Bank of Australia cut interest rates this week to 0.50%. All big four banks have passed [...]