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Nick Bendel

Property & Personal Finance Writer

Savers need to shop around to get the highest rates on 12-month term deposits

Record-low mortgage rates are great for home owners – but the downside is that they also mean historically low interest rates for savers.

Term Deposits

19 Jun, 2019

2 min read

Savers need to shop around to get the highest rates on 12-month term deposits
Nick Bendel

Property & Personal Finance Writer

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.

Term Deposits

10 May, 2019

2 min read

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

Property & Personal Finance Writer

The term deposits with the highest rates are…?

Term deposits aren’t paying very high interest rates these days, but, in some circumstances, they might be a good place to park your money.

Term Deposits

08 Apr, 2019

3 min read

The term deposits with the highest rates are…?
Nick Bendel

Property & Personal Finance Writer

Smaller banks paying the highest term deposit rates

Half a dozen lenders are paying 3.00 per cent interest on three-year term deposits, new research has found.

Term Deposits

17 Mar, 2019

2 min read

Smaller banks paying the highest term deposit rates
Nick Bendel

Property & Personal Finance Writer

Online lender releases green term deposit

UBank has unveiled an environmentally focused term deposit that allows consumers to indirectly invest in renewable energy projects.

Term Deposits

14 Mar, 2019

2 min read

Online lender releases green term deposit
Nick Bendel

Property & Personal Finance Writer

6-month term deposits paying up to 2.85% interest

Smaller lenders are paying the highest interest rates for six-month term deposits, a new market analysis has found.

Term Deposits

16 Feb, 2019

2 min read

6-month term deposits paying up to 2.85% interest
Nick Bendel

Property & Personal Finance Writer

$5,000 term deposits paying up to 3.40% interest

Small banks and credit unions are offering the highest term deposit rates in Australia right now.

Term Deposits

06 Jan, 2019

3 min read

$5,000 term deposits paying up to 3.40% interest
Nick Bendel

Property & Personal Finance Writer

Long term deposits paying 3.40%, short term deposits 2.85%

Five-year term deposits are currently paying up to 55 basis points more in interest than six-month term deposits, a new analysis has found.

Term Deposits

16 Dec, 2018

2 min read

Long term deposits paying 3.40%, short term deposits 2.85%
Nick Bendel

Property & Personal Finance Writer

1-year term deposits paying up to 2.90%

Challenger banks and credit unions are currently offering some of the highest interest rates in Australia for one-year term deposits.

Term Deposits

11 Nov, 2018

2 min read

1-year term deposits paying up to 2.90%
Nick Bendel

Property & Personal Finance Writer

Lenders increase term deposit rates by up to 20 basis points

UBank and Gateway Bank have increased some of their term deposit interest rates.

Term Deposits

13 Oct, 2018

1 min read

Lenders increase term deposit rates by up to 20 basis points
Nick Bendel

Property & Personal Finance Writer

Bank of Sydney paying top dollar for 6-month term deposits

A range of smaller lenders are offering significantly higher interest rates than the big four banks for six-month term deposits.

Term Deposits

02 Sep, 2018

2 min read

Bank of Sydney paying top dollar for 6-month term deposits
Mark Bristow

Personal Finance Editor

Term deposit rates rise on back of property uncertainty

Several institutions have made recent changes to their term deposit rates, including Gateway Bank and Teachers Mutual Bank, as they race to become a market leader in a time of uncertain conditions.

Term Deposits

17 Jul, 2018

2 min read

Term deposit rates rise on back of property uncertainty