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Alex Ritchie

Personal Finance Editor

ACCC spotlight on overseas transaction fees will encourage more fee-free products

RateCity research director Sally Tindall said the investigation would shine a much-needed spotlight on an area of banking that is riddled with fees.

Credit Cards

03 Oct, 2018

2 min read

ACCC spotlight on overseas transaction fees will encourage more fee-free products

Nick Bendel

Property & Personal Finance Writer

Australians pay higher currency conversion fees, says government

Changing money to a different currency is costing more than you might think, and it’s something the government isn’t happy about.

Credit Cards

02 Oct, 2018

2 min read

Australians pay higher currency conversion fees, says government

Bria Horne

Personal Finance Writer

Fitness First pays weighty fine for scaling up surcharges

Fitness First Australia has had to pay a $12,600 penalty, as a result of allegedly charging excessive surcharges on direct debits from their customers.

Credit Cards

28 Sep, 2018

2 min read

Fitness First pays weighty fine for scaling up surcharges

Mark Bristow

Personal Finance Editor

Working from home? ATO says to make your tax work right

Tax time doesn’t mean you can claim anything and everything to reduce credit card debt. If you’re working from home, you’ll want to check those claims carefully.

Credit Cards

13 Sep, 2018

3 min read

Working from home? ATO says to make your tax work right

Nick Bendel

Property & Personal Finance Writer

ATO sets the record straight for working deductions

Running up the credit card for things you think you can claim on tax? Depending on your job, you might want to check what’s allowed, says the ATO.

Credit Cards

03 Sep, 2018

3 min read

ATO sets the record straight for working deductions

Nick Bendel

Property & Personal Finance Writer

Big banks offering big balance transfer deals

Three of the big four banks have credit cards with 0 per cent balance transfer offers for at least 18 months, a new market analysis has found.

Credit Cards

01 Sep, 2018

2 min read

Big banks offering big balance transfer deals

Mark Bristow

Personal Finance Editor

Coles and NAB launch new premium credit card specials

Big banks and supermarkets are introducing special offers for premium credit card customers, ranging from travel rewards to cashback on purchases.

Credit Cards

16 Aug, 2018

2 min read

Coles and NAB launch new premium credit card specials

Nick Bendel

Property & Personal Finance Writer

Banks big and small have credit cards under 10%

Commonwealth Bank, Westpac and at least 10 other providers are offering credit cards with single-digit interest rates.

Credit Cards

12 Aug, 2018

2 min read

Banks big and small have credit cards under 10%

Nick Bendel

Property & Personal Finance Writer

New Auswide credit card provides interest rate certainty

Auswide Bank has launched a Visa credit card whose interest rate is tied to the official cash rate, two years after unveiling a similar home loan product.

Credit Cards

10 Aug, 2018

2 min read

New Auswide credit card provides interest rate certainty

Bria Horne

Personal Finance Writer

ACM Group found guilty of misconduct for "widespread" and "systemic" harassment of vulnerable consumers

Debt collectors ACM Group have been found to have been engaged in deceptive and misleading conduct relating to two “vulnerable consumers” in cases brought forward by the ACCC and ASIC. The firm, which used methods of harassment and coercion including multiple telephone calls, false threats and misinformation, have now been put on notice as a direct result of their conduct, which was found to infringe on Australian Consumer Law by the Federal Court.

Credit Cards

31 Jul, 2018

2 min read

ACM Group found guilty of misconduct for "widespread" and "systemic" harassment of vulnerable consumers

Mark Bristow

Personal Finance Editor

Three-year minimum expiry proposed for gift cards

Losing money on gift cards with surprise expiry dates or hidden fees may become a thing of the past, with the government considering reforms to national legislation.

Credit Cards

27 Jul, 2018

2 min read

Three-year minimum expiry proposed for gift cards

Georgie Hay

Our banks can do better than this: ASIC report highlights the need for greater credit card reform

ASIC’s proposed credit card reforms are another step towards better regulation around credit cards but more work is needed for Australians to step off the credit card debt treadmill.

Credit Cards

04 Jul, 2018

3 min read