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 [...]