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  • Credit card news: Internet sales tipped for growth
    Morgan Stanley has claimed Australia's traditional retailers have been slow to embrace the online sector, which it says is poised for further growth. A new report has predicted Australian consumers will buy more products via ...
    Thu 30th Jun, 2011
  • Government reform 'driving home loan fees higher'
    Some lenders have hiked home loan charges ahead of this week's ban on exit fees, it has been claimed. An interest rate watchdog has claimed banks have responded pre-emptively to the government's controversial plan to ban ...
    Thu 30th Jun, 2011 (1 Comment)
  • Commonwealth Bank rebuffs credit cards criticism
    Contactless credit card payments are a safer way of making purchases, according to Commonwealth Bank general manager David Lindberg. Commonwealth Bank has sought to reassure clients that its plans to introduce contactless ...
    Wed 29th Jun, 2011
  • ANZ to 'wait and see' over credit card replacement
    ANZ has refused to commit to a timeframe on replacing credit cards with contactless mobile payments. ANZ has declined to be drawn on whether it will roll out mobile phone payments as a long-term replacement for credit cards, ...
    Wed 29th Jun, 2011
  • NAB chief plays down home loan debt fears
    NAB chief executive Cameron Clyne has insisted the bank has not seen an increase in home loan arrears, despite recent concerns. The chief executive of National Australia Bank (NAB) has sought to assuage concerns over home ...
    Tue 28th Jun, 2011 (1 Comment)
  • Home loan news: Banks 'battling to retain custom'
    Consumers can obtain better home loan deals by approaching their existing lenders, an expert has suggested. An expert has advised householders looking for improved home loan deals to approach their existing lender before ...
    Tue 28th Jun, 2011
  • Home loan news: RBA 'likely to hold back on rates'
    The RBA is unlikely to implement a one-off interest rate cut to counteract global economic uncertainty, an expert has suggested. An expert has told consumers pondering taking out home loan deals that the Reserve Bank of ...
    Tue 28th Jun, 2011
  • Savings account news: Consumers 'struggle to switch banks'
    Switching between Australian banks remains a slow and difficult process, according to one expert. An expert has claimed Australian savings account consumers often find it difficult and time-consuming to switch from one bank ...
    Mon 27th Jun, 2011
  • Credit card news: Cashless transactions 'threaten Eftpos'
    Eftpos technology could be rendered obsolete by online shopping, it has been suggested. Consumers have been advised that the increasing popularity of cashless purchases using credit cards could render electronic funds ...
    Mon 27th Jun, 2011
  • NAB: Credit card reforms have helped customers save millions
    NAB has hailed recent reforms to its credit card rules for helping customers to save lots of money. Consumers who have taken out a credit card with NAB have saved lots of money thanks to recent reforms, the bank has ...
    Fri 24th Jun, 2011 (1 Comment)
  • Home loan exit fee reforms meet with mixed response
    Plans to reform the home loans system in Australia has provoked mixed reactions. Upcoming changes to the Australian home loans system could have an adverse effect on the wider mortgage industry, an expert has warned.According ...
    Fri 24th Jun, 2011
  • APCA warns of credit card fraud problem
    Credit card users have been advised that fraud is becoming more and more common in the online shopping marketplace. Credit card users may need to take more security precautions after the Australian Payments Clearing ...
    Thu 23rd Jun, 2011 (1 Comment)
  • ABA assures credit card users that payments system is safe
    The Australian Bankers Association has insisted the country has a safe payments system. Credit card users in Australia have been assured the country's payments system is perfectly safe.According to the Australian Bankers ...
    Thu 23rd Jun, 2011
  • Credit card users to benefit from reforms
    Australia's assistant treasurer has hailed plans to stop consumers being sent so-called tick 'n' flick offers. Credit card users in Australia look set to benefit from an end to so-called tick 'n' flick offers, the ...
    Wed 22nd Jun, 2011
  • Investors 'struggling to repay home loans'
    LJ Hooker has revealed that investors are behind most of the mortgage payment defaults in Nelson Bay. Many owners of investment properties are defaulting on their home loans in the Nelson Bay area, LJ Hooker has ...
    Wed 22nd Jun, 2011
  • Home loans customers reassured about housing market
    The outlook for the Australian housing market remains favourable, home loans customers have been advised. Households that have taken out home loans have been assured that conditions within the Australian housing market are ...
    Tue 21st Jun, 2011
  • Households encouraged to budget for home loans
    A charity group has said it is encouraging people in Melton to manage their finances to avoid falling behind on their home loans. Households who do not want to fall behind on their home loan repayments have been encouraged to ...
    Tue 21st Jun, 2011
  • Home loans news: Expected recovery in housing completions 'has not occurred'
    Ord Minnett has stated that the recovery in housing completions that had been expected this year has not taken place. People who are looking to take out home loans have been advised that the anticipated recovery in the number ...
    Tue 21st Jun, 2011
  • Home loans news: Semi-detached properties at a premium
    Semi-detached homes are proving to be scarce in some parts of Australia, according to a new report. Australians who are looking to take out home loans for a semi-detached property may find securing their ideal house proves ...
    Mon 20th Jun, 2011
  • Credit card debt 'is a big problem'
    Adam Bandt of the Greens has warned that credit card debt is proving to be a "big problem" for consumers. Credit card debt among consumers has been flagged up by a politician as an issue that needs to be addressed.According ...
    Mon 20th Jun, 2011
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