Finance News - Page 13

Online banking can be a convenient way to manage your money or pay bills. But how do you ensure that your details are safe? We take a look at what the banks say, and provide tips for keeping yourself safe while banking online.

ING has followed the lead of several other Aussie lenders in cutting variable home loan rates, but fears of mortgage stress remain.

Need to set up a myGov account to get your payment summary, check your super or for other reasons? Here's how to do it.

CommBank is the latest major bank to hike fixed home loan rates, following last week's meeting of the Reserve Bank of Australia board.

Commonwealth Bank today announced it will offer customers the ability to buy, sell and hold cryptocurrency assets, including bitcoin through its CommBank app.

The RBA has kept rates steady, but there are warnings that Aussie homeowners could face 'mortgage stress' when rates start to rise.

National Australia Bank has lowered interest rates on its one-year fixed rate home loan products, while raising other fixed loan rates.

NAB has lowered the interest rates on its savings accounts and some term deposits. Here's where you can find the top savings rates now.

Borrowers are set for an interest rate shake up today, with two banks deciding to slash variable home loan rates for new customers while also hiking some fixed rates.

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.