Finance News

There's new funding in Victoria that will help more than 3,000 aspiring homeowners buy a house that would be part-owned by the government. You just need to have a deposit of between 3.5-5% and meet the eligibilty criteria.

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has tightened rules around home loan lending as Aussie house prices continue to boom.

The Reserve Bank has not been swayed into increasing the official cash rate to take heat out of the property market today, as speculation mounts the market could boom even more once vaccination targets are met and the country reopens.

ING made significant cuts to home loans for new borrowers who will only pay off the interest on a loan for the first few years, not the principal as well. The move to attract these borrowers is a little surprising, according to this finance expert.

The cheapest mortgage rates are reserved for new customers, meaning existing customers pay a penalty for their loyalty unless they shop around, Canstar analysis shows.

Suncorp has announced that it will launch a new buy now pay later card with Visa, arriving on the Australian market in November 2021.

Virgin Money has added an introductory offer to its savings account for three months, taking its interest rate to the highest on Canstar's database without an age limit, available for a limited time.

We reveal the type of homeowners most likely to be impacted if a double-dip recession occurs within the next year and what households can do to protect themselves.

ING will pay customers for paying their gas, water and electricity bills with a new cashback offer launching in December. Canstar worked out how much you'd need to save to earn the same cash back in interest payments.

Westpac is offering a cheaper introductory rate on one of its variable rate loans to new customers for a limited time, and is also increasing some fixed rate mortgages.

CommBank is launching its own buy now pay later service in 2021 for eligible customers to split payments over six weeks. Here's an overview.

The average amount people are saving each month has gone up this past year. But nearly a quarter of Australians would struggle for even one month if they lost their jobs and had to live off their savings.

Canstar’s Digital Editor Amanda Horswill reveals the extreme house hunting searches she does as a property buyer before even setting foot inside a home for sale.

Commonwealth Bank is hiking two and four-year fixed home loan interest rates, continuing the trend of rising rates for borrowers who choose to lock in.

Some companies are offering paid time off for employees to get vaccinated against COVID. We look at what support may be available.

Citi will launch a buy now pay later platform in Australia this October. Canstar compares how the interest free service will stack up against major players like Afterpay and Paypal.

If you're a fan of LEGO there are ways you can use your brick-building collection to help fund your hobby, and maybe even earn a little extra on the side.

Even though the official cash rate hasn't moved this month, new research highlights how being prepared now could give you guaranteed home loan repayment protection when interest rates eventually rise.

Afterpay is set to be bought by payments giant Square. Canstar reveals the pros and cons for Afterpay shareholders.

Chris Hemsworth is rumoured to be selling his Byron house, so we crunched the numbers on how much it could cost to live there.