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  • ANZ credit card growth 'reflects on its profit'
    ANZ credit card growth was one factor in the bank recording a $1.6 billion after-tax profit. A growth of ANZ credit cards helped the bank to record a $1.6 billion after-tax profit for the four months up to the end of January ...
    Fri 26th Feb, 2010
  • 'Good dynamic for economy' could mean interest rate rise
    The interest rate could be set to increase, according to one expert. An interest rate rise could be on the cards for Australians, according to one industry expert.James McIntyre, an economist for Commonwealth Bank – ...
    Fri 26th Feb, 2010
  • Bank SA: Australians concentrating on repaying credit card debt
    Australians attempting to repay debts spend less, according to the Bank South Australia (Bank SA). Australians are acting with spending caution and trying to repay their credit cards, according to Bank South Australia (Bank ...
    Thu 25th Feb, 2010
  • NAB Classic Banking cost-cutting is rewarded
    A cost-cutting exercise on National Australia bank accounts could reap rewards after it was nominated for a prize. The National Australia Bank's (NAB) cost-cutting on its bank accounts has put it in the frame for an ...
    Thu 25th Feb, 2010
  • Transaction account fees 'reduced by banks'
    Transaction account fees are "well entrenched" for banks, according to one reporter. The fees that banks put on a transaction account are now "well entrenched", according to one commentator.John Kavanagh, ...
    Wed 24th Feb, 2010
  • Term deposit competition is "intense"
    Banks offering a good term deposit rate have sparked "intense" competition, one expert has said. There is an "intense" competition among banks to offer a decent rate of term deposits, according to one ...
    Wed 24th Feb, 2010
  • Credit cards use on planes is "fantastic"
    Using a credit card to pay for something when you are on a plane is better for a selected number of airlines, according to one writer. Some airlines like it when people use a credit card to pay for goods on the plane, ...
    Tue 23rd Feb, 2010
  • High credit card limits 'will hurt with new laws'
    People who have a large credit card limit may not fare too well with laws that are set to be implemented in 2011, according to one commentator. Having a high credit card limit could be problematic for Australians when new ...
    Tue 23rd Feb, 2010
  • Understand your credit card habits 'to save money'
    One of the first steps to help stamp out paying needless bank fees is to understand your credit card habits, according to two writers. Australians need to understand their credit card habits as part of a process to cut out ...
    Tue 23rd Feb, 2010
  • "Small lift" in consumer spending
    There was an increase in consumer spending in January, but not as much as one industry expert expected. There was a "small lift" in Australian consumer spending in January but not as much as was expected, according ...
    Mon 22nd Feb, 2010
  • RBA: Interest rates more important than cash rate
    Interest rates that are paid by borrowers are more important than the cash rate, according to the Reserve Bank of Australia. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has said it believes interest rates, paid by borrowers and that ...
    Mon 22nd Feb, 2010
  • RBA rate rise 'expected'
    Another Reserve Bank of Australia interest rate increase is likely to happen next week, according to one expert. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is expected to increase the interest rate at next week's meeting, according ...
    Mon 22nd Feb, 2010
  • 'More credit card debt' in Brisbane's outer suburbs than elite
    People living in the outer suburbs of Brisbane are in more credit card debt than those in the elite parts of the city, according to figures. There are more Brisbane outer suburbs in credit card or personal loan debt than the ...
    Fri 19th Feb, 2010
  • NAB shares drop after flat first-quarter cash earnings
    Australians that have money in an NAB bank or saving account might not benefit from hearing that its shares have decreased. People with NAB bank accounts or savings accounts may not enjoy hearing that its shares have ...
    Fri 19th Feb, 2010
  • ATM skimming 'could affect credit card holders'
    The Northern Territory Police Major Fraud Unit is on the lookout for two offenders thought to have links with groups which have been skimming Automatic Telling Machines. Two offenders believed to have links with groups that ...
    Thu 18th Feb, 2010
  • Bendigo and Adelaide Bank credit quality "exceptional"
    Users of credit cards might benefit from hearing more about the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank interim results. People with Bendigo and Adelaide Bank credit cards may be in a better position after hearing the bank's interim ...
    Thu 18th Feb, 2010
  • Credit card fraudster 'was scheming for two months'
    A man has been jailed for two years and nine months for his part in a $400,000 credit card scam. A man who was conning Australian retailers in a $400,000 credit card scam has been jailed for two years and nine ...
    Wed 17th Feb, 2010
  • AMP Growth bond 'good for savers'
    People will be able to save money and get to it when they like thanks to a recently overhauled AMP Growth bond. The newly revamped AMP Growth bond will allow people to save money but also access it when they like.AMP has ...
    Wed 17th Feb, 2010
  • AMP 'to reduce interest rates'
    AMP is set to reduce its interest rates to 6.24 per cent for new customers – a drop of ten percentage points. AMP is set to drop its interest rates by ten percentage points for new customers to 6.24 per cent.And the ...
    Tue 16th Feb, 2010
  • RBA realised people expected further increase in cash rate
    The Reserve Bank of Australia knew that financial participants thought it would be increasing the cash rate, according to minutes of a board meeting released this week. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) was aware that its ...
    Tue 16th Feb, 2010
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