Home Loans

Choosing your mortgage provider can sometimes involve as much research as locating your ideal property. After all, you wouldn’t purchase the first property you saw without looking inside, so why would you treat your mortgage this way?

Alex Ritchie -

05 Mar, 2024 -

6 min read

Home Loans

RateCity spoke to Sydney mother of two, Natalie, about how she found herself falling into her bank's fee traps, and how she's choosing to break the cycle.

Alex Ritchie -

07 Sep, 2017 -

8 min read

Home Loans

What the ANZ bank fees case means for credit card customers

Bank Accounts

Not sure what to do with your loose change and spare cash? Most banks will let you deposit change or cash into your bank account by visiting a branch and doing so in person or using a deposit ATM.

Alex Ritchie -

27 Jun, 2023 -

3 min read

Bank Accounts

Find accounts with no ATM fees for withdrawals at foreign ATMs. RateCity compares the best of everyday accounts across Australia.

Bank Accounts

ATM fees are the fees that consumers pay for withdrawing cash from their transaction accounts or even asking for a balance enquiry via an ATM.

RateCity -

09 Sep, 2010 -

2 min read

Credit Cards

Changes to ATM access fees next month will mean hassles when withdrawing money from the wrong ATM. With additional charges from both banks and ATM owners, this double-whammy on cash withdrawals made from foreign ATMs could lead people towards other options, including credit cards.

Laine Gordon -

25 Feb, 2009 -

3 min read

Credit Cards

Are you planning to travel overseas with a credit card? Here are some ways to protect your funds when you're in a foreign country.

Laine Gordon -

24 Aug, 2015 -

4 min read

Credit Cards

It seems bank fees can be a licence to print money and no-one wants banks profiting at their expense. So how can you eliminate, or at least minimise, bank fees from your life?

Laine Gordon -

21 May, 2008 -

4 min read

Cryptocurrency

What are Bitcoin ATMs, how do they work, and how do you use one to buy and sell Bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies?

Vidhu Bajaj -

01 May, 2023 -

4 min read

Savings Accounts

Bank fees are one of the certainties of life. They come under various names and guises, across pretty much every aspect of banking, so it's no wonder Aussies often cite fees as the primary reason for their mistrust of banks.

Laine Gordon -

25 Oct, 2011 -

3 min read

Savings Accounts

In the past year, the amount of people considering switching banks has doubled according to a UBS study reported in The Sydney Morning Herald.

RateCity -

22 Aug, 2016 -

3 min read

Savings Accounts

Save more with branchless banking

Laine Gordon -

01 Dec, 2009 -

3 min read

Car Insurance

Common money mistakes and how to avoid them

Laine Gordon -

12 Aug, 2011 -

3 min read