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Aussies saving more for a rainy day
THE number of Australians saving money has jumped significantly this year, new research shows.
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Aussies saving more for a rainy day
THE number of Australians saving money has jumped significantly this year, new research shows.
Bank charges 'punishing battlers'
EXCESSIVE bank penalty fees are stinging low-income earners, a Senate inquiry into banking and credit card fees has found.
Bank profits to slide next year
PROFITS for the nation's banks will slide this year and into 2009 as loan growth slows and funding costs rise, a ratings agency says.
Bank hikes hit mortgage demand
FEWER home loans were taken out in July as buyers sat on the market sidelines after rates hikes started to hurt.
Put rate cut savings back into mortgage
MAINTAINING your mortgage repayments at pre-rate cut levels could save you thousands of dollars and shave years off your loan.
Rates relief will be slow
THE economy will continue to slide for at least six months as rates fall only gradually -- painfully slow relief for struggling families.
Beware of credit card sharks
IT'S not time to relax on interest rates, as lenders attempt to claw back home loan rate cuts by jacking up the interest on credit cards.
Don't get trapped with a bad loan
TRAPS for home buyers have increased amid a flurry of mortgage products introduced to combat low housing affordability.
What you should do as rates fall
WITH rates falling should you stick with your variable-rate loan, or take some of the cheaper fixed-rate deals now on the market?
Plastic fantastic - at least for the big banks
THE big banks are earning nearly $225,000 a day by refusing to deliver the RBA's interest rate cut to thousands of credit card customers.
Money Guides & Tools
Resolving a dispute with your bank
BE firm but polite when trying to resolve a dispute with your bank.
Get a personal loan
PERSONAL loans are best suited to big-ticket items that will be paid off over the short term.
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