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How high will rates go? Here's what experts think about the RBA cash rateThe Reserve Bank of Australia was forecast to make at least one cut to the cash rate this year. Here's when the experts predict it could happen.
Mark Bristow -
07 Apr, 2025 -
6 min read
Home Loans
When will interest rates go down?Find out when interest rates may fall in 2025, why they rose, and how to reduce your mortgage costs while waiting for potential RBA rate cuts.
Mark Bristow -
07 Apr, 2025 -
5 min read
Home Loans
CPI at lowest level in 3.5 years while CBA pushes back cash rate cut forecast to 2025All bets are off for a November RBA rate cut, despite a drop to Australia’s annual inflation rate from 3.8 per cent to 2.8 per cent in the September quarter.
Laine Gordon -
30 Oct, 2024 -
5 min read
Savings Accounts
CBA’s surprise RBA move – some savers to see rates rise by 0.60%Australia’s largest bank has announced it is passing on 0.60% point rate increases onto its popular GoalSaver and Youthsaver accounts.
Liz Seatter -
09 Sep, 2022 -
4 min read
Savings Accounts
CBA rewards savers as the bank announces its RBA responseAustralia’s biggest bank, CBA, has followed NAB, by announcing it will pass on yesterday’s 0.25 percentage point RBA hike in full to its variable mortgage customers. Unlike NAB, CBA has also revealed what it will do for its savings customers, announcing rate hikes for each of its key savings accounts, in most cases by more than the 0.25 percentage point hike.
Laine Gordon -
02 Nov, 2022 -
3 min read
Savings Accounts
Select savers get a boost as CBA and Westpac announce RBA responsesAustralia’s two biggest banks, CBA and Westpac, have today confirmed they will pass on the 0.25 percentage point hike to variable mortgages. However, CBA has upped the ante by announcing it will increase one of its savings rates by triple this.
Laine Gordon -
09 Feb, 2023 -
6 min read
Credit Cards
CBA cuts 11 interest-free days from its rewards cardsAustralia’s biggest bank, CBA, has decreased the number of interest-free days available on its rewards cards in the latest credit card shakeup.
Eden Radford -
01 May, 2024 -
4 min read
Credit Cards
Glimmer of hope: credit card debt drops for first time in six months + credit card interest rates hit a new record highAustralia’s total credit card debt attracting interest charges has dropped for the first time in six months, as households finally start to reign in their burgeoning credit card debts.
Mark Bristow -
08 Jul, 2024 -
4 min read
Credit Cards
CBA increases interest rate on select credit cardsCBA, Australia’s largest bank, has increased the interest rate on a range of credit cards by up to 1.25 percentage points.
Eden Radford -
01 Nov, 2023 -
5 min read
Credit Cards
Commonwealth Bank credit cardsCheck out a selection of Commonwealth Bank of Australia credit cards currently found in Australia, and compare against the competition with RateCity.
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01 Jan, 2016 -
3 min read
Term Deposits
Commonwealth Bank term depositsFind out what's on offer from Commonwealth Bank of Australia term deposits, and compare your options with RateCity.
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01 Jan, 2016 -
2 min read
Home Loans
Commbank home loan ratesFind Commbank home loans currently available in Australia, and compare home loans with RateCity.
Mark Bristow -
05 May, 2016 -
4 min read
Personal Loans
Commbank personal loan ratesCheck out a selection of Commonwealth Bank of Australia personal loans currently in Australia, and compare personal loans with RateCity.
Mark Bristow -
01 Feb, 2017 -
4 min read
Nonspecific
Lenders loosen belt on mortgage criteriaRateCity finds increase in high Loan-to-value ratios (LVR).ANZ and CBA increased maximum LVR. Borrowers warned: higher LVR loans = higher interest rates!
RateCity -
06 Jun, 2011 -
1 min read
Nonspecific
Learn More About Unloan - Review Offers & Deals | RateCityAs a direct to consumer digital home loan, Unloan aims to take the time and hassle out of mortgage applications.
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13 May, 2022 -
1 min read
Sale
You’ve estimated the average person can save up to $39K*, how have you calculated this?What we’ve done is work out how much you could save if you switched an average-sized mortgage from the average discounted variable rate offered by one of the Big 4 Banks to the lowest variable rate in our sale. We’ve then factored in the discharge fees, application fees and ongoing fees to work out the savings over a 15-year loan term. For more information, see our Assumptions.
RateCity -
28 Apr, 2017 -
1 min read
Nonspecific
Further rate hikes a sign of what's to come'The Commonwealth Bank is the latest lender to lift interest rates for homebuyers looking to fix their home loan, raising rates on a number of fixed products.
Laine Gordon -
04 Dec, 2016 -
3 min read
Sale
Are there any risks with changing to a smaller lender?A smaller lender is almost any institution outside of the big four banks (ANZ, CBA, NAB and Westpac). These include credit unions and building societies and ‘non-bank’ lenders. These lenders must follow the National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009, which ensures the lender properly assesses whether a potential customer can realistically repay a loan, and that a specific standard if information is made accessible to potential customers.
Mark Bristow -
05 May, 2017 -
1 min read
Nonspecific
Rate update: who has movedAll four of the big banks have announced they will cut variable home loan rates, withholding around half of yesterday��_s 25 basis point RBA cut.
Laine Gordon -
03 Aug, 2016 -
2 min read
Nonspecific
Borrowers told to cool it' as market heats upThe Reserve Bank of Australia's decision to leave the cash rate on hold at 2.5 percent today is a welcome one for variable home borrowers, bringing repayment relief for at least another month, according to Australia's leading financial comparison website, RateCity.
Laine Gordon -
03 Jun, 2014 -
2 min read
Credit Cards
Commonwealth Bank credit cardsCheck out a selection of Commonwealth Bank of Australia credit cards currently found in Australia, and compare against the competition with RateCity.
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01 Jan, 2016 -
3 min read
Term Deposits
Commonwealth Bank term depositsFind out what's on offer from Commonwealth Bank of Australia term deposits, and compare your options with RateCity.
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01 Jan, 2016 -
2 min read
Home Loans
Commbank home loan ratesFind Commbank home loans currently available in Australia, and compare home loans with RateCity.
Mark Bristow -
05 May, 2016 -
4 min read
Personal Loans
Commbank personal loan ratesCheck out a selection of Commonwealth Bank of Australia personal loans currently in Australia, and compare personal loans with RateCity.
Mark Bristow -
01 Feb, 2017 -
4 min read
Nonspecific
Lenders loosen belt on mortgage criteriaRateCity finds increase in high Loan-to-value ratios (LVR).ANZ and CBA increased maximum LVR. Borrowers warned: higher LVR loans = higher interest rates!
RateCity -
06 Jun, 2011 -
1 min read
Nonspecific
Learn More About Unloan - Review Offers & Deals | RateCityAs a direct to consumer digital home loan, Unloan aims to take the time and hassle out of mortgage applications.
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13 May, 2022 -
1 min read
Sale
You’ve estimated the average person can save up to $39K*, how have you calculated this?What we’ve done is work out how much you could save if you switched an average-sized mortgage from the average discounted variable rate offered by one of the Big 4 Banks to the lowest variable rate in our sale. We’ve then factored in the discharge fees, application fees and ongoing fees to work out the savings over a 15-year loan term. For more information, see our Assumptions.
RateCity -
28 Apr, 2017 -
1 min read
Nonspecific
Further rate hikes a sign of what's to come'The Commonwealth Bank is the latest lender to lift interest rates for homebuyers looking to fix their home loan, raising rates on a number of fixed products.
Laine Gordon -
04 Dec, 2016 -
3 min read
Sale
Are there any risks with changing to a smaller lender?A smaller lender is almost any institution outside of the big four banks (ANZ, CBA, NAB and Westpac). These include credit unions and building societies and ‘non-bank’ lenders. These lenders must follow the National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009, which ensures the lender properly assesses whether a potential customer can realistically repay a loan, and that a specific standard if information is made accessible to potential customers.
Mark Bristow -
05 May, 2017 -
1 min read
Nonspecific
Rate update: who has movedAll four of the big banks have announced they will cut variable home loan rates, withholding around half of yesterday��_s 25 basis point RBA cut.
Laine Gordon -
03 Aug, 2016 -
2 min read
Nonspecific
Borrowers told to cool it' as market heats upThe Reserve Bank of Australia's decision to leave the cash rate on hold at 2.5 percent today is a welcome one for variable home borrowers, bringing repayment relief for at least another month, according to Australia's leading financial comparison website, RateCity.
Laine Gordon -
03 Jun, 2014 -
2 min read
Credit Cards
Commonwealth Bank credit cardsCheck out a selection of Commonwealth Bank of Australia credit cards currently found in Australia, and compare against the competition with RateCity.
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01 Jan, 2016 -
3 min read
Term Deposits
Commonwealth Bank term depositsFind out what's on offer from Commonwealth Bank of Australia term deposits, and compare your options with RateCity.
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01 Jan, 2016 -
2 min read
Home Loans
Commbank home loan ratesFind Commbank home loans currently available in Australia, and compare home loans with RateCity.
Mark Bristow -
05 May, 2016 -
4 min read
Personal Loans
Commbank personal loan ratesCheck out a selection of Commonwealth Bank of Australia personal loans currently in Australia, and compare personal loans with RateCity.
Mark Bristow -
01 Feb, 2017 -
4 min read
Nonspecific
Lenders loosen belt on mortgage criteriaRateCity finds increase in high Loan-to-value ratios (LVR).ANZ and CBA increased maximum LVR. Borrowers warned: higher LVR loans = higher interest rates!
RateCity -
06 Jun, 2011 -
1 min read
Nonspecific
Learn More About Unloan - Review Offers & Deals | RateCityAs a direct to consumer digital home loan, Unloan aims to take the time and hassle out of mortgage applications.
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13 May, 2022 -
1 min read
Sale
You’ve estimated the average person can save up to $39K*, how have you calculated this?What we’ve done is work out how much you could save if you switched an average-sized mortgage from the average discounted variable rate offered by one of the Big 4 Banks to the lowest variable rate in our sale. We’ve then factored in the discharge fees, application fees and ongoing fees to work out the savings over a 15-year loan term. For more information, see our Assumptions.
RateCity -
28 Apr, 2017 -
1 min read
Nonspecific
Further rate hikes a sign of what's to come'The Commonwealth Bank is the latest lender to lift interest rates for homebuyers looking to fix their home loan, raising rates on a number of fixed products.
Laine Gordon -
04 Dec, 2016 -
3 min read
Sale
Are there any risks with changing to a smaller lender?A smaller lender is almost any institution outside of the big four banks (ANZ, CBA, NAB and Westpac). These include credit unions and building societies and ‘non-bank’ lenders. These lenders must follow the National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009, which ensures the lender properly assesses whether a potential customer can realistically repay a loan, and that a specific standard if information is made accessible to potential customers.
Mark Bristow -
05 May, 2017 -
1 min read
Nonspecific
Rate update: who has movedAll four of the big banks have announced they will cut variable home loan rates, withholding around half of yesterday��_s 25 basis point RBA cut.
Laine Gordon -
03 Aug, 2016 -
2 min read
Nonspecific
Borrowers told to cool it' as market heats upThe Reserve Bank of Australia's decision to leave the cash rate on hold at 2.5 percent today is a welcome one for variable home borrowers, bringing repayment relief for at least another month, according to Australia's leading financial comparison website, RateCity.
Laine Gordon -
03 Jun, 2014 -
2 min read
Home Loans
What is the mortgage loyalty tax?The term “mortgage loyalty tax” refers to the difference in interest rate costs that existing borrowers pay as a result of lenders offering new customers lower rates on home loans. Here's how to avoid it.
Peter Terlato -
27 Mar, 2023 -
5 min read
Credit Cards
How is Afterpay different to a credit card?Afterpay is different to credit cards in several ways, including its fees and costs, rewards and perks, and application process.
Alex Ritchie -
13 Sep, 2024 -
8 min read
Credit Cards
Can credit card rewards points be capped?Many issuers have strict point earning caps. Luckily, there are strategies available which may help you to avoid your point-earning ability being limited.
Alex Ritchie -
23 Dec, 2022 -
4 min read
