Home Loans

The home loan market cooled in the month of January, with the value of new and refinanced home loans dropping for the second consecutive month.

Eden Radford -

07 Mar, 2024 -

4 min read

Home Loans

The value of refinanced home loans staged a small comeback in February, with ABS Lending Indicator data recording a $478 million bump.

Eden Radford -

09 Apr, 2024 -

5 min read

Home Loans

The proportion of borrowers opting for a fixed rate hit a new record low of just 1.40 per cent in March, according to the latest ABS statistics.

Eden Radford -

03 May, 2024 -

5 min read

Savings Accounts

A new research report has evaluated the mobile banking apps of Australia’s top lenders, and revealed which of Australia's leading banks has the best mobile app. But what questions can you ask a bank to work out if its app will suit your needs?

Mark Bristow -

01 Nov, 2023 -

4 min read

Savings Accounts

Females have closed the pay gap on males, according to new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Full-time adult average weekly ordinary-time earnings reached $1,567.90 in November 2017 _ an increase of 2.3 per cent on the previous year. That included an increase of 2.9 per cent for females and 2.0 per cent for males.

Nick Bendel -

22 Feb, 2018 -

2 min read

Savings Accounts

A recent report has found that out of Australia��_s states and territories, South Australia has experienced the strongest improvement in economic performance over the last quarter, though New South Wales remains at the front of the pack.

Mark Bristow -

23 Oct, 2017 -

2 min read

Bank Accounts

The latest job figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show the nation��_s unemployment rate held steady over October 2017.

Mark Bristow -

17 Nov, 2017 -

2 min read

Bank Accounts

Westpac and Commonwealth Bank have launched digital technologies to make it easier for customers to make payments and do everyday banking tasks.

Nick Bendel -

22 Jan, 2018 -

2 min read

Bank Accounts

The number of ATMs and bank branches has dropped by more than one in 10 in the last financial year, as banks and customers move their transactions online.

Eden Radford -

19 Oct, 2023 -

8 min read

Personal Loans

It was a tough financial year for Australia��_s debtors, with the number of personal insolvencies growing to its highest figures in nearly a decade.

Mark Bristow -

19 Jul, 2018 -

2 min read

Car Loans

Car sales fell during July, although sales volumes moderately increased over the year, according to new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Nick Bendel -

16 Aug, 2017 -

1 min read

Car Loans

New ABS data has revealed that Australians have been buying fewer new motor vehicles, suggesting that consumer confidence is weakening.

Nick Bendel -

18 Oct, 2017 -

2 min read

Car Loans

Australians bought fewer new vehicles in June 2018 than they did at the same time the previous year, according to the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI).

Mark Bristow -

06 Jul, 2018 -

2 min read

Car Insurance

Discover the most at-risk times of day, and suburbs for shopping centre car park collisions. It is a timely reminder to take time this silly season to ensure that your car insurance policy is the best fit for you. 

Alex Ritchie -

20 Dec, 2023 -

3 min read

Car Insurance

The average car insurance premium has increased by 7.95 percent and is well above the nation's inflation rate of 2.5 percent.

Laine Gordon -

27 May, 2013 -

2 min read

Credit Cards

Credit card usage is making a resurgence compared to COVID-lows recorded this time last year, according to the latest Citi Australian Credit Card Index. April marks the third month in a row in which credit card spend was above COVID levels.

Alex Ritchie -

06 May, 2021 -

3 min read

Credit Cards

New research from the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) and Roy Morgan is predicting that Australians will spend more than $50 billion in retail stores this Christmas season.

Mark Bristow -

14 Nov, 2017 -

2 min read

Credit Cards

With the biggest shopping day of the year approaching, Australian shoppers and bargain hunters are getting ready to hit the ground running this Boxing Day.

Superannuation

Australia��_s unemployment rate has remained unchanged, after an increase in job was cancelled out by an increase in people looking for work.

Nick Bendel -

21 Jul, 2017 -

2 min read

Superannuation

The federal government has unveiled superannuation reforms that would make funds more accountable and increase penalties for rogue directors.

Nick Bendel -

25 Jul, 2017 -

3 min read

Energy

A new report shows that average wholesale prices for electricity have fallen. So, why are power bills still causing so much pain for Australian households?

Alex Ritchie -

23 Oct, 2023 -

4 min read