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

Ever wondered which of the high-profile banks offers the cheapest home loan? You might be surprised to learn that it��_s not a member of Australia��_s big four.

Nick Bendel -

16 Nov, 2017 -

2 min read

Home Loans

Bank wars take advantage of new competition

Laine Gordon -

02 Mar, 2011 -

3 min read

Credit Score

Comprehensive credit reporting is a system which includes both positive and negative information on a person’s credit file, to make credit reports fairer and more accurate.

Mark Bristow -

07 Nov, 2023 -

3 min read

Credit Cards

Here is everything you need to know about how credit card points can be limited and even removed by your card provider.

Alex Ritchie -

01 Sep, 2023 -

4 min read

Credit Cards

Balance transfer credit cards can be an invaluable tool for cardholders hoping to work off their existing card debt. But just how long does it actually take to transfer your existing balance over to your new credit card?

Alex Ritchie -

08 Aug, 2023 -

5 min read

Credit Cards

If you’ve built up a sizeable amount of rewards points or frequent flyer points through your credit card spending, you may be curious as to how you actually redeem these points. 

Vidhu Bajaj -

31 May, 2023 -

6 min read

Bank Accounts

The birth of internet banking in Australia began twenty years ago this December with Westpac group launching an online service that was downloaded by 350 customers in the first month. From that point onwards it has been an exponentially growing method of managing personal banking with Australian's embracing the platform for its ease and convenience.

Bank Accounts

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

Bank Accounts

Banking families: who belongs with who?

Savings Accounts

If you��_re expecting in 2017 there are probably a million things on your mind and your baby��_s financial future most likely isn��_t number one.

Savings Accounts

Among the many negative side effects of the global financial crisis, there was also a positive trend - since the GFC begun to bite, Australians have been saving more than they used to.

Laine Gordon -

01 Dec, 2009 -

3 min read

Savings Accounts

COVID-19 has changed the way Australians do a lot of everyday things, but when it comes to your banking, it’s crucial to know how visiting branches may be impacted.

Alex Ritchie -

30 Jul, 2020 -

6 min read

Term Deposits

Investors might assume that when it comes to saving money in a fixed-term deposit the longer you fix your lump sum, the better the rate. And many of the major bank's best term deposit rates support this assumption at the moment.

Laine Gordon -

13 Apr, 2011 -

3 min read

Term Deposits

Last year more than one-third of Australian investors voted with their feet to increase their holdings in products such as term deposits and other savings products. Investors with money to spare are continuing to look to cash products in 2011 to provide maximum security with attractive returns.

Laine Gordon -

04 Mar, 2011 -

3 min read

Term Deposits

Term deposit rates on the rise but major banks stay still

Laine Gordon -

26 Nov, 2010 -

3 min read

Car Insurance

The majority of Australian motorists are excluded from some of the best car insurance deals in the country, according to a new report, which revealed a bias towards over-50s and specialty car owners.

Laine Gordon -

21 Apr, 2011 -

3 min read

Car Loans

Have you ever left your favourite sunnies or your camera in the car while you ducked across to the shops only to discover that your car had been broken into and your favourite items have been stolen? If my car is broken into or stolen, my car insurance will cover any items taken.

Margin Loans

A BT margin loan from BT Financial Group and lets you borrow money to invest in securities or managed funds, using cash, shares or managed funds as security for the loan.

RateCity -

19 Sep, 2009 -

2 min read

Online Trading

It’s now possible to buy and sell shares online, via online broking companies. Find out about it all here.

RateCity -

22 Aug, 2011 -

2 min read