ING cuts max interest rate on its Savings Maximiser account to 2.55%
The ING Savings Maximiser savings account – popular among readers of the Barefoot Investor – has had its maximum interest rate lowered by 25 basis points to 2.55% per annum.
June 17, 2019
Loans.com.au offering its lowest ever car loan interest rate
Following the Reserve Bank’s cash rate cut last week, online lender loans.com.au has lowered car loan interest rates by 45 basis points, taking one of its car loans down to its lowest ever rate.
June 13, 2019
Aussies not abandoning their credit and debit cards just yet
The number of purchases made on both credit cards and debit cards has increased in recent months, according to data from Australia’s central bank.
June 12, 2019
Vast majority of Australians still think housing affordability is a big issue
Nearly nine in 10 Australians still think housing affordability is a big issue in Australia despite recent falls in median house prices.
June 11, 2019
Who’s passed on the RBA rate cut to term deposits?
With Australia’s central bank cutting interest rates this week, much of the focus has been on home loan rates – but plenty of institutions have been quietly moving term deposit rates too, and not all of them have been cuts either.
June 07, 2019
Smaller banks may be hit by new tax hike, customers could pay
The Treasury has proposed new bank levies which could cause smaller banks to pay more and big banks to pay less.
June 06, 2019
Smaller banks may be hit by new tax hike, customers could pay
The Treasury has proposed new bank levies which could cause smaller banks to pay more and big banks to pay less.
June 06, 2019
How ANZ, CommBank, NAB and Westpac responded to the RBA’s cash rate cut
Within hours of the RBA’s decision to reduce the cash rate by 25 basis points, each of the big four banks announced cuts to home loan interest rates.
June 05, 2019
Reserve Bank cuts the cash rate for the first time in nearly three years
he monthly cash rate announcement has finally become interesting again, with the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) cutting the cash rate today for the first time since August 2016.
June 04, 2019
Three-quarters of Australians don’t know what they pay in bank fees
Most Australians are unaware of the fees and charges they’re paying to their bank, according to new research from UBank.
June 03, 2019
