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 [...]

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. [...]

The new year brings a new opportunity for savers and investors to review their accounts, compare returns and ensure they are getting the best rates [...]

Building wealth needs patience, work, diligence and knowledge. InfoChoice can help you get your own everyday banking and finances in order by helping you compare [...]

NAB gives cash to bushfire victims and businesses National Australia Bank is spending $5 million on immediate relief to business and agriculture customers affected by [...]

Is climate change impacting your property value? The number of major natural disasters in Australia has jumped up by 50% over the ten years. “The [...]

The digital revolution of the last decade or so has reached into banking, with many existing banks offering online–only accounts and products. More recently, Australia [...]

Australia’s top New Years Resolutions relate to improving health, finances, relationships, home and careers. New Years resolutions are a common tradition in Australia and other [...]

Are you living in a bushfire affected area in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland or South Australia? Is your property currently impacted or damaged by [...]

Do you want to donate money or goods or services to help out people and families fighting bushfire in Australia? This is a page of [...]

ANZ promises 5-min credit card applications ANZ Bank offers some of Australia’s most popular credit cards including the ANZ Rewards Black Card (currently offering 150,000 bonus Rewards [...]

Banks must provide NO-FEE bank accounts The Australian Banking Association’s updated Banking Code of Practice has been approved by  ASIC and will commence 1 March [...]

A new Chinese bank opening in Australia Australia’s newest digital bank, IN1Bank, is preparing to take on HSBC and the Bank of China and appeal [...]

First Home Loan Deposit Scheme lenders announced The National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation has announced that Commonwealth Bank will join NAB as the second [...]

Opal card loophole costs NSW govt millions A common Opal card legal ‘scam’ is costing the NSW government millions each year as commuters rack up [...]

Home prices surge higher in November National property prices rose strongly in November according to CoreLogic’s Home Value Index.  The Index jumped up 1.7 per cent [...]

RBA hoses down money printing talk Australia does not yet require a radical departure from conventional monetary policy into quantitative easing (QE) or ‘money printing’ [...]

The latest estimates of the costs of raising children in Australia show just how expensive children can be. Costs have risen substantially over the last [...]

Christmas shopping scams booming in 2019 Already, before the end of November, more money has been lost online to shopping related scams in 2019 ( [...]

Westpac share price crashes Westpac shares have crashed in two days of trading last week and may still fall further when markets open this week. [...]

Scott Morrison tells Westpac to clean up The prime minister Scott Morrison has told the Westpac board to consider the future of chief executive Brian [...]

NAB to pay $50M in compo to customers National Australia Bank has agreed to pay $49.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit over Consumer [...]

Aussies set to trim spending this Christmas New research from St.George Bank suggests Aussie households are tightening their belts this Christmas with 43% of Aussies [...]

Credit cards offering amazing deals to entice customers back Many Australians are cutting up their credit card and using debit cards or other ways to [...]

Banks offer help to bushfire victims Wild deadly bushfires are still out of control across much of northern NSW and Queensland. New South Wales and [...]

594,000 Aussies cut up their credit cards Almost one million Australians ditched their credit card in the 12 months to September, the Reserve Bank reported [...]

Judo Bank faces heavyweight fight for name A legal battle over the name Judo has erupted with business lender and term deposit provider Judo Bank [...]

More than 100 variable home loans under 3.5% There are now many more than 100 variable home loan products with comparison rates under 3.5 per [...]

More Aussies are looking into a new mortgage … The number of Australians making enquiries about applying for a new mortgage has increased for the [...]

Who can qualify for the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme? Your two-minute FAQ guide to the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme Whilst seasoned campaigners understand [...]

PayPal credit card coming soon Citi Australia has announced it will develop credit products for PayPal, the online payments and wallet company that claims eight [...]

Bank branches are disappearing – fast Almost 10 per cent of bank branches have closed over the last two years. 16 per cent of ATMs [...]

Afterpay threatened by surcharges Shoppers using Afterpay, Zip, Openpay or other Buy Now, Pay Later schemes could be forced to pay a merchant surcharge to [...]

“This is terrible,” Commbank tells customers Commonwealth Bank says almost all missed payments resulting from a computer system outage last Thursday will be completed and [...]

Payday lenders turn $600 into $3K debt Loan sharks and payday lenders selling expensive small loans to vulnerable consumers often reliant on welfare and Centrelink [...]

Is the Facebook Libra Association dead? No Facebook Libra is not dead, in fact it’s very much alive. The Libra Association has elected a board [...]

ASIC takes aim at banks who rely on fine print Product disclosures contained in ‘fine print’ at the bottom of advertisements and promotions for financial [...]

ING is one of Australia’s most popular lenders, outside of the big four banks. ING is also a popular bank with savers and the ING [...]

RBA expected to cut rates on Tuesday The Reserve Bank of Australia is expected to cut official interest rates this week, bringing the leading home [...]

Sydney no longer Australia’s most expensive housing market Sydney has lost its title as Australia’s most expensive city for homes to Byron Bay, population 30,000. [...]

Big banks cut savings rates ANZ Bank has cut savings account interest rates by 0.10 per cent. Westpac announced a cut of 0.10 per cent [...]

Where can you find a property bargain? The cost of living in Sydney is inarguably high. As a comparison, house prices are approximately 23 per [...]

New monthly premium LMI launched Big lenders mortgage insurance provider Genworth announced the launch of a new LMI product not requiring the premium to be [...]

What is a ‘community bank?’ Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has lost its exclusive right to brand itself as a community bank following a ruling in [...]

Morrison government moves to limit cash The Morrison government has introduced a new bill to parliament to ban business cash transactions of $10,000 or more. [...]

ING Savings Maximiser cuts maximum interest rate ING Australia have announced to their customers that the Savings Maximiser bonus rate is being cut from today, [...]

Borrowers switching to Principal & Interest Home loan borrowers are ditching interest-only loans as they look to reduce mortgage debt in the current low rate [...]

First Home Buyer Loan Deposit Scheme is coming soon The First Home Loan Deposit Scheme legislation will be introduced to parliament today to enable the [...]

CURRENCY CONVERSION RIP-OFF Big banks under sustained fire from regulators The big four banks and AMP Bank face 86 royal commission related investigations plus 59 [...]

ASIC appeals “Wagyu and Shiraz” ruling The corporate watchdog, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, has lodged an appeal against a Federal Court decision in [...]

A new Aussie bank opens its (mobile) doors Sydney-based Xinja Bank has begun marketing transaction accounts to customers after securing a full banking licence from [...]

Westpac takes axe to home loan rates Westpac has entered the home loan rate cutting war by announcing some extraordinary low rates for first home [...]

Points rewards schemes are hard to understand 90 per cent of Australian consumers are members of at least one loyalty scheme. The average Aussie has [...]

Which banks are Australia’s customer favourites? Teachers Mutual bank, ING and Bank Australia are Australia’s favourite banks, measured by how willing their customers are to [...]

Sydney and Melbourne lead home price turnaround Average home prices in Australian capital cities rose during August, for the first time since August 2017, according [...]

New Aussie bank taking deposits from tomorrow Australia’s newest business bank, Judo Bank, is opening for deposits with a line of competitively priced term products [...]

Borrowers are not finding the cheapest home loans “We believe that some consumers are likely taking out loans when cheaper alternatives exist,” said the latest [...]

Older Aussies still repaying the mortgage Average mortgage debt among older Australians, over 55 years, has soared from $27,000 to more than $185,000, according to [...]

Car loan rates crash to under 5% Peer-to-peer lender RateSetter has dropped its car loan interest rates. RateSetter’s new advertised rates start from 4.69 per [...]

New bank 86 400 is now up and running Neo bank 86 400 is offering services to the public just five weeks after securing a [...]

MyState expands out of heartland MyState is now selling more loans and financial products outside of Tasmania than within its home state. MyState now offers [...]

Not everyone likes the new Commbank app The Commonwealth Bank’s new app, CommBank app 4.0 is being hailed as a transformative step on the road [...]

PayID hacked and customer data leaked An unnamed credit union has suffered a security breach and has lost “a number of PayID records and associated [...]

RBA demands banks deliver real-time payments The Reserve Bank has issued a firm warning to the big banks that they will face huge fines unless [...]

Citi credit cards get a Buy Now Pay Later option Citi Australia cardholders will get the option of paying for goods from big online retailer [...]

New Westpac loan rules in effect tomorrow Westpac has announced new loan rules that come into effect tomorrow for all new Westpac, St George, Bank [...]

One debt collector is the king of bankruptcy The Financial Counsellors association, the Consumer Action Law Centre and the Financial Rights Legal Centre are all [...]

Aussie John wants his home loans back “Aussie” John Symond, the founder of non-bank lender Aussie Home Loans has suggested he wants to buy back [...]

The Morrison government is proposing a radical ban on business cash transactions over $10,000 to fight the ‘black economy’ and tax avoidance. Business owners will [...]