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- September 2008
- Insurer reveals top tourism destinations in Victoria
- Woolworths plots growth
- Mortgage rate cut 'unlikely'
- More mortgages please, says treasurer
- Banks becoming more selective, says ANZ
- Retail banks - champing at the bit?
- Australia to weather the storm, says IMF
- Australia to weather the storm, says IMF
- Global credit crunch 'will affect your everyday life'
- Govt to reward first-time buyers with savings
- Public and government 'confident in face of global economic turmoil'
- Health insurance spending to rise in 'ageing population'
- Public and government 'confident in face of global economic turmoil'
- Credit card interest rates 'remain constant'
- We are not AIG, claim IAG
- Credit card spending 'cools down'
- Protect yourself from credit card fraud
- Nervous Australians could change their attitudes toward debt: RBA
- Country's 'first business-to-business credit card' launched
- PM warns crisis is 'far from over'
- PM warns crisis is 'far from over'
- Banks 'punishing low-income earners'
- Westpac credit card rates 'still under review'
- RBA pumps in $1.3bn 'to maintain liquidity levels'
- RBA pumps in $1.3bn 'to maintain liquidity levels'
- Top tips to get top money for your home: report
- Maintain payments to 'slash your mortgage by up to $52,000'
- Insurance premiums could climb as much as 15%: KPMG
- Australians prefer discounts to rewards, research shows
- Get 'free fuel or a cheaper mortgage' with Aussie Home Loans
- GE Money hikes credit card fees by 30%: Inside Retail
- CBA boss gets 30% pay rise
- CBA boss gets 30% pay rise
- RBA to 'order banks to pass on rate cut'
- Banks 'cash in on interest rate cuts'
- ANZ 'doubles the size of fund raising'
- RBA cuts interest rates 'for the fist time in 7 years'
- Wizard Home Loans accused of credit card 'magic tricks'
- Spend frequent flyer points wisely
- Top tips to tackle the recession
- August 2008
- Pension contributions 'continue to fall'
- New home sales at 2-year low, HIA says
- Suncorp profits 'down by nearly half'
- Now you can 'turn your mobile phone into a credit card'
- ANZ sees "business opportunity" in loans to Aboriginal people
- Opposition trying to put the brakes on luxury car tax plan: report
- Now you can really 'put your house on it'
- Petrol price plateaus, according to economist
- New wave of credit cards set to be launched
- Debt weighs heavy on family ties
- Aussie Home Loans targeted by CBA: AFR
- BSB switching 'should be simpler'
- BSB switching 'should be simpler'
- ANZ joins NAB in 'rate cut pledge'
- Leaving the car on the drive can still leave you broke: RACV
- NAB 'nabs rate high ground'
- QBE's profits slips
- Get a mortgage without opening your mouth
- Insurers 'could struggle for earnings'
- Mortgage Choice profit falls 1%
- Generation Y: Generation why not spend more?
- Australians owe a record $44bn on credit cards, RBA says
- Banks 'psychologically manipulate' consumers
- Economic woes 'driving need for public transport investment'
- Woolworths announces MasterCard launch date
- Minor increase in housing affordability, survey shows
- RBA 'won't force banks to cut rates'
- QBE to spend $1bn on mortgage insurance operations
- Tax office 'angling for big fish bank accounts'
- Tax office 'angling for big fish bank accounts'
- Sydney "takes the cake" when it comes to Australia's banking
- Sydney "takes the cake" when it comes to Australia's banking
- CBA posts $4.8bn profits
- Wage price index up 1.2%
- Save the environment while you shop
- St George on course to meet profit forecasts
- BankWest head says 1 in 10 want to switch
- Tips to bag yourself a mortgage
- ANZ cuts home loan rates
- Fixed-rate loan demand 'halves in 2008'
- Sydney homes 'most expensive in world'
- Banks 'cagey over rates cut'
- Government launches grocery comparison site
- Surviving a personal credit crunch
- Home loans decline for fifth straight month
- Australians 'cutting back on lifestyle' to secure first home
- Reserve Bank holds interest rates
- Petrol prices still a rip-off, says NRMA
- Average wealth 'suffers biggest fall in 25 years'
- Average wealth 'suffers biggest fall in 25 years'
- Banks 'exploiting customers with interest rate hikes'
- Credit crunch 'pushing non-bank lenders out of market'
- Downturn 'prompts call for rates cut'
- Using a credit card abroad
- July 2008
- Consumer spending figures 'point to economic slowdown'
- What would you do with $50,000?
- What would you do with $50,000?
- Investigation into collapsed eBay seller 'could take months'
- Housing market "weakest in four years"
- No magic wand to cut high food prices, ACCC warns
- Home approvals down in June
- Baby boomers 'supporting parents and children'
- What is the credit crunch?
- Botched DIY can hurt home values
- Australian banks "strong but not immune" to downturn
- Australian banks "strong but not immune" to downturn
- Chances of new Great Depression? One in three, says economist
- Reliable returns fuel savings accounts renaissance
- Study: Companies "profiteering" with slow petrol price declines
- Debt 'not be a dirty word'
- "Strong growth" for June's housing sales
- "Burning" opportunities fuel Australia's boomerang migrants
- Rate "pain" set to continue, Australians warned
- Cutting your food bills
- Cutting your food bills
- Government renters' scheme "a step in the right direction"
- Consumer credit slowdown "faster than expected"
- Inflation 'clobbers' Australian cost of living
- First-time buyers 'drop over decade'
- Protecting your money from fraudsters
- Survey: Interest rates borrowers' biggest concern
- Consumers buy into .99 pricing, says study
- Government "keen" to increase competition between banks
- How "average" are you?
- Excellent time to start saving, Australians told
- ANZ and Visa 'launch first reloadable contactless card'
- Credit checking plans could see closer scrutiny of finances
- Commodore named Australia's most "petrol-hungry" car
- Growth in credit card debt 'hits 14-year low'
- Australians' private wealth 'hits record high'
- Tips for better budgeting
- Beware "financial blunders" when managing debt, consumers warned
- Carbon trading drive 'will increase living costs'
- Carbon trading drive 'will increase living costs'
- Australians can save money with green loans
- Policy changes 'could see 750,000 drop health insurance'
- Choosing a home loan
- Australians 'prefer cards to cash'
- Australian families 'paying the bills with credit cards'
- Petrol prices 'break record'
- Australian mortgages 'hit 4-year low'
- Getting the right health insurance
- Interest rates rises 'set to continue'
- Minimum wage to rise
- Card security not pinned down
- Beware the fees jungle
- Buy now, pay later deals 'can have sting in tail'
- Australia 'needs 1m new homes'
- Household wealth of Australians 'up 50%'
- Groups suggests loans for maternity leave
- Report: Credit card and bank fraud numbers top 380,000
- Cash rate held
- Consumers take lodgers 'to help pay mortgage'
- June 2008
- More homes needed, says HIA
- Government advised to control credit
- Lifestyle and cost of living 'part of Australia's broad appeal'
- Aussies stay on rich list
- NAB-HBOS bid rumours continue
- Landlords' bond insurance nightmare
- Court could beckon for eBay case
- Contractors banning "back seat builders"
- Top tax tips
- Budgeting for baby
- Budgeting for baby
- Australians 'better off' despite economic conditions
- Australian firm 'helping Visa develop next generation of credit cards'
- Australians 'may have to downsize home expectations'
- Australians 'putting less away for rainy day'
- "Mortgage stress" hits record high
- Biting the bullet on financial advice
- Keeping your fuel costs down
- Australians 'reign in credit card balances'
- Australia credit cards 'double in a decade'
- Raise grant for first time buyers, says report
- Row over minister's 'savings tips' for shoppers
- Aussies 'least likely to take holiday'
- Minister rules out tax breaks for home loans
- Rise of the Kippers
- Rise of the Kippers
- Some banks 'punishing customers for online payment glitches'
- There may be trouble ahead, says "Lipstick Index"
- Are you a scuppie?
- Do homework on financing, car shoppers told
- Proposed housing fund 'could wipe $50,000 off prices'
- Service offers designer fashions without designer prices
- Consumer confidence hits 16-year low
- Safeguarding your credit record
- Protecting against credit card fraud 'more important than ever'
- How would proposed finance laws affect you?
- Home loan approvals down in April
- Protecting your credit card from online fraudsters
- Over 80% of Australians 'in the dark over savings'
- "Smart shopping" can save dollars
- Avoiding life's financial traps
- Pin or pen?
- Proposal to regulate mortgage lending
- The choices in the big health insurance decision
- Borrowers 'bundling loans with credit cards'
- Investing in a personal goldmine
- Reserve Bank warns over high credit card charges
- Is fixing home loans such a crazy thing?
- Aussies take credit cards over cheaper loans
- How the Westpac-St George merger affects you
- How the Westpac-St George merger affects you
- Credit card fraud 'on the increase'
- May 2008
- Data shows credit growth weakness
- Home loans in Queensland 'least affordable'
- Takeover approaches received for Wizard
- What is ING?
- New call for more players in the mortgage market
- Mortgage sector 'loses magic'
- Australian bank 'closer to deal'
- Home loan group extends RMBS maturity
- Agency highlights problems in Australian mortgage market
- 'Getting negative'
- Credit card spending slumps as crunch and rates bite
- Banks raise $10.5bn from fees
- What is BankSA?
- What is BankSA?
- How to make the most of the extra $20
- Will Swan Budget see health insurance customers fly?
- Wealthy Sydneysiders 'feeling the pinch'
- How to make the most of the extra $20
- How the new Budget affects you?
- Westpac-St George agreement stirs NAB
- How the new Budget affects you?
- Rates bite into house price growth
- Insuring your health
- The bursting of the bubble
- Banks 'to be challenged on unfair penalties'
- Macquarie home loans 'most expensive'
- Investing in fear
- Insuring your family's future
- Investing in fear
- Digging out of the debt hole
- Planning a housing market attack
- Families spending 'half of income on debts'
- Planning a housing market attack
- St George rides out crunch with credit card boom
- Surviving a taxing time
- Australians 'clueless' about home loans market
- Retirement funds set for unusual boost?
- Retirement funds set for unusual boost?
- Pin payments coming to Australian shops
- Credit crunch nerves 'hitting mortgage providers'
- The default lines are appearing
- House price hikes 'fuelling bankruptcy rates'
- Reserve Bank keeps rates at 7.25%
- Aussies 'literally giving money away'
- Aussies 'literally giving money away'
- Reversing the mortgage chunk by chunk
- A problem shared is a problem solved by the Facebook generation
- High rates 'force home values down'
- Banks could increase rates 'to cover fee cuts'
- April 2008
- Spend less and save more
- 'Unaffordable' home loans 'increasing rental prices'
- Spend less and save more
- New insurance policy sparks controversy
- Commonwealth Bank launches new specialist banking division
- Getting the balancing act right
- Could savers be in for unexpected help?
- Could savers be in for unexpected help?
- BankWest launches ATM fee-free bank accounts
- Treasurer slams "lousy" Anzac Day NAB rate rise
- Homeowners in for mortgage rate shock
- Insurance only way to guarantee health care?
- Rate rises 'will hurt those with multiple credit cards'
- Surviving the "perfect storm"
- Clearing the payment headaches
- NAB continues roll-out of new ATMs
- Skimping on insurance could cost big bucks in long run
- Reserve Bank calls for greater choice of payment schemes
- Saving for a rainy day
- Saving for a rainy day
- Rudd outlines 2020-influenced tax plans
- Protecting against the credit crunch bite
- Older drivers 'claim on insurance more than youngsters'
- Joint home loans 'becoming more popular'
- Australians 'wealthier than ever before'
- Avoiding the credit card debt surge
- Credit card debt slows as consumers tighten finances
- Time to avoid your own credit crunch
- Market volatility making Baby Boomers 'look at retirement savings'
- Living well in tough times
- Home loan approvals fall as rate hikes bite
- Covering 'accident-prone' Aussie drivers
- Firm unveils "quirky" credit card fraud buster
- Being the personal loan ranger
- Pokies spending 'helped by credit cards'
- Got your eye on a ute? Why not choose a car loan
- Cheaper home loans 'on the horizon'
- Interest rate rises 'pushing credit cards to the max'
- Credit cards 'at heart of Woolies expansion plans'
- Homeowners 'see trouble ahead if rates increase again'
- Common home loan types
- Young Aussies 'turn to credit cards to cover debts'
- How to take credit card companies on a honeymoon
- Avoiding the home insurance minefield
- Saving for the future
- Saving for the future
- Saving for the future
- Saving for the future
- Buy travel insurance "long before" holiday
- Affluent feeling property pinch
- Protecting against 'credit card crims'
- Banks 'to hike mortgage rates despite RBA decision'
- Survey reveals young people's debt fears
- Westpac and Virgin Money in credit card merger
- What is stamp duty?
- How retirement finance predictions are "probably too low"
- How retirement finance predictions are "probably too low"
- Houses will "never" be affordable
- Savings joy for Australians
- Fixing home loans 'could cost more in long-run'
- Crunch spurring consumers to switch credit card providers
- Controlled use of credit cards 'leads to happy finances'
- Rate hikes halt house auction clearances
- What is the Treasury?
- Credit crunch woes 'hitting first-time buyers'
- What is the Treasury?
- Reserve Bank holds steady with interest rates
- Australians 'relying on credit cards too much'
- March 2008
- Going low with credit card interest
- The mortgage broker boom
- Customers urged over security as credit card fraud rises
- David Jones reiterates credit card desires
- The benefits of switching credit cards
- Avoiding common credit card pitfalls
- The tails and tribulations of the super
- The tails and tribulations of the super
- Health insurer cuts benefits, slugs members with higher fees
- St George passes on rate hikes to retirement savers
- The good side of high rates
- The good side of high rates
- Homebuyers 'not being put off by high rates'
- To borrow or not to borrow for your super
- To borrow or not to borrow for your super
- An overview of the most competitive frequent flyer credit cards
- Old technologies 'hitting Aussies in the pocket'
- BankWest ATMs 'to be installed at Flight Centres'
- RBA publishes meeting minutes
- RBA publishes meeting minutes
- Australian retailers 'could become banking providers'
- Common pitfalls in choosing a credit card and how to avoid them
- How to apply for a credit card online
- What is iSelect Health Insurance?
- Desperate Australians 'increasingly using loan sharks'
- Home market 'slowing down' as mortgage stress hits
- An overview of the most competitive savings accounts
- Credit cards 'lead to identity crisis'
- An overview of the most competitive savings accounts
- Victorians 'stock-piling credit cards'
- Citibank passes on rate rises to savers
- Weather extremes 'to push up premium costs'
- Mortgage crisis 'now hitting affluent'
- An overview of the best rewards credit cards
- What is World Nomads Travel?
- Consumers warned over credit card rates small print
- Rate rises 'halting credit card popularity'
- An overview of the most competitive low interest credit cards
- What is Members Equity?
- The rise of the competitive debit card
- Competitive balance transfer credit cards
- Loans 'can create mixed fortunes'
- Rate hikes 'forcing more to refinance mortgages'
- What is Bendigo Bank?
- What is Bendigo Bank?
- Expert warns of reward card pitfalls
- RBA 'considers pausing rate hike cycle'
- Faster credit card payment system 'passes tests'
- Woolies and HSBC team up for credit card launch
- Wage increases 'worse concern than rate rises'
- What is Bartercard?
- What is Visa?
- HSBC Australia confirms interest rate position
- How to find the right credit card for you
- NAB follows RBA with rate hike
- What is GMHBA?
- Why choose a platinum credit card?
- Homeowners refinance mortgages 'to service debts'
- What is American Express (AmEx)?
- What is GE Money Australia?
- Reserve Bank increases rates again
- PM moves to ease rental affordability crisis
- What is 1Cover Insurance?
- Is credit card variety the spice of life?
- Rate rises 'pushing homeowners hard'
- Credit card reward schemes 'better than last year'
- February 2008
- Consumers urged to shop around for private health insurance
- What is Mortgage Choice?
- Banks looking for 'mum and dad deposits'
- What is MyRate Home Loans?
- What is Rabobank?
- What is Rabobank?
- NAB chief moots bank mergers
- What is Wizard Home Loans?
- What is Macquarie Bank?
- What is Macquarie Bank?
- The importance of travel insurance
- What is MasterCard?
- NAB announces package for storm-hit Mackay residents
- How to compare credit cards
- What is the NAB?
- What is Aussie?
- What is Virgin Money?
- What is Virgin Money?
- St George's finances 'under pressure'
- Homeowners 'unconcerned' over losing home
- Australian lender leaves 100% LTV market
- Credit card debt 'reaches new high'
- Australians 'ignore money' when it comes to love
- Australians 'ignore money' when it comes to love
- David Jones announces new credit card partnership
- What is ANZ?
- What is ANZ?
- Ditch expensive loans and switch
- RBA 'wanted higher rate rise'
- 'Start supers early' warning for young workers
- ANZ reveals huge credit crunch hit
- 'Start supers early' warning for young workers
- Deputy PM urges pay rise reductions to slow inflation growth
- What is Citibank?
- What is Citibank?
- What is HSBC?
- Insurance firms 'developing flooding risk areas map'
- What is HSBC?
- NAB passes on rate rise to savers
- The perils of 'get rich quick' schemes
- Banks predict loan rates to fall 'sooner than planned'
- Some things in life do come for free
- ATO tackles offshore tax dodgers
- Aussies 'turning cents into dollars with savings'
- Aussies 'turning cents into dollars with savings'
- Thousands warned over rapid home loan rate rises
- Sadness 'makes us spend more money'
- What is St George Bank?
- What is St George Bank?
- Smart cards - the credit card for the 21st century
- The growth of secure online banking
- The growth of secure online banking
- BoQ launches mobile banking system
- The rise of the debit card
- What is BankWest?
- What is BankWest?
- The rise of the debit card
- Bank switching fees 'to be axed'
- Home loan debt increases despite rate rises
- How do the Reserve Bank's decisions affect you?
- What is Westpac?
- Rate rise 'not affecting wealthy Australians'
- Double whammy for super funds
- Double whammy for super funds
- Aussie home dream 'not being put off by rate rises'
- Exploring the home insurance industry
- Don't be 'bamboozled' by health insurance
- What is the Commonwealth Bank of Australia?
- What is the Commonwealth Bank of Australia?
- Commonwealth Bank follows Reserve Bank with rate increase
- Home auctioning 'on the rise in troubled times'
- RBA increases interest rates to 12-year high
- Why is stamp duty in Australia so high?
- What is the credit crunch?
- What is the credit crunch?
- How slashing your bank fees could help stave off interest rate rises
- How slashing your bank fees could help stave off interest rate rises
- Housing markets 'look uncertain'
- Rudd increases first home savings incentives
- Shopping stress fuels motor insurance claims
- Croc cover - waste of money or essential?
- Borrowers warned to 'take stock of finances'
- What is the Reserve Bank of Australia?
- What is the Reserve Bank of Australia?
- Reserve bank 'expected to raise interest rates'
- Women 'more likely to pay back credit'
- January 2008
- What is subprime?
- Private schooling fees 'increasing debt worries'
- Interest rate hike 'could be halted'
- NAB banking goes mobile
- Labor plans first home savings scheme
- Australians urged to shop around for better interest rates
- Commonwealth Bank launches new customer drive
- Banks offer assistance to storm-ravaged customers
- Secure finances 'key in retirement decision'
- Car loan competition 'increases savings'
- ANZ to introduce mobile phone banking to Australia
- Cashing in on raising rates
- Cashing in on raising rates
- Higher food prices loom for Australians
- Market turmoil 'not over yet'
- How will stock market wobbles affect property investments?
- Crashing in a Corolla 'could save you money'
- Should super losses worry consumers?
- Over 1m 'struggle with credit card payments'
- Should super losses worry consumers?
- Seniors urged to stop inheritance scammers
- Seniors urged to stop inheritance scammers
- Should we care about market meltdown?
- Should we care about market meltdown?
- Planning for tomorrow today
- Planning for tomorrow today
- Inflation 'public enemy number one'
- Homeowners refinance their futures
- Education costs 'forcing parents to consider personal loans'
- Higher interest rates 'not benefiting savers'
- Families 'tided over' by long-term mortgages
- Banks increase charge for "foreign" ATM use
- Record numbers 'chase the Aussie dream'
- How asking for debit could control the economy
- PM weighs into rate rise debate
- Home loan rises 'here to stay'
- Treasurer 'considers scrapping exit fees'
- St George follows others with rate increase
- Savers prosper after Christmas spending spree
- Victims of unfair lenders urged to complain
- New year, new credit card?
- Commonwealth Bank raises home loan rates
- The changing shape of home loans
- Commonwealth Bank helps out flooded customers
- Exit fees hit thousands of Aussies
- ANZ follows NAB with mortgage rate rise
- Homeowners check best insurance policies as floods hit NSW
- 'Serious planning required' to avoid credit card debt
- Christmas debt worries not over as wait for bills continues
- Rise and rise of zero-interest credit cards
- NAB breaks away from Reserve and ups loan rates
- Financial fears put aside during festive spending spree
- Make some real resolutions for finance in 2008, says Virgin
- Financial fears put aside during festive spending spree
- Australian dollar catches up on US
- Politician calls for interest stability
- December 2007
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