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Greedy banks fail to drop credit card interest rates

Credit card interest rates have barely budged despite the continual downward spiral of the cash rate. Here’s how customers...

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10th March 2020 6:03 AM

Credit card interest rates remain high and some deals are over 20 per cent.

Big four banks reap millions by delaying interest rate cuts

Financial institutions are taking their time to pass on the latest rate cut and as a result they are raking in millions of...

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05th March 2020 6:03 AM

$6.2 billion wiped in 24 hours

The banking sector has endured a week from hell but this may just be the start of things to come as the royal commission...

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24th Nov. 2019 12:11 PM

Brian Hartzer says he accepts “the need for accountability”. Picture: Jane Dempster/The Australian

The Big Four Banks' savings account stinging customers

The big four banks are offering savers appalling poor rates as low as just 0.1 per cent on their hard-earned cash. HOW YOU...

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05th Nov. 2019 6:11 PM

Analysis of savings accounts found the nation’s largest four banks all offer honeymoon deals on their regular savings accounts between 1.6 and 1.7 per cent, before they plummet to 0.1 or 0.11 per cent once the introductory period ends.

Big four banks up as Aussie share market rises

THE big four banks and tech stocks from Afterpay are rallying higher on the Aussie share markets after a tumultuous week of...

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07th Oct. 2019 12:10 PM

The ASX is predicted to have a strong start to the week. Picture: Paul Braven

How to get a better home loan deal

Smaller lenders are rolling out the red carpet in a bid to win borrowers off the big banks after the Reserve Bank’s...

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03rd July 2019 6:07 AM

Banks ‘banning bitcoin accounts’

AUSSIE banks are reportedly blocking customers attempting to buy cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, even shutting down...

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03rd Jan. 2018 5:01 AM

Aussie banks are reportedly blocking customers attempting to buy cryptocurrencies like bitcoin,

Half of the big four banks to refund millions on home loans

HALF of Australia’s big four banks have to refund millions to customers after coming forward to admit they overcharged on...

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19th Dec. 2017 11:12 AM

After customer complaints, National Australia Bank now admits it overcharged some customers with offset accounts during a seven-year period. Picture: Hollie Adams/The Australian

PM announces $75m royal commission into banking sector

A royal commission into Australia’s banking sector will be launched after the Big Four themselves called for a ‘properly...

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30th Nov. 2017 8:11 AM

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced a Royal Commission into the banking sector.

Big banks are harming small businesses: ombudsman

BANKS are disadvantaging business borrowers, an inquiry by the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman...

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06th Feb. 2017 4:02 PM

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