Finance News - February 13th Borrowers brace for mortgage pain as RBA hikes kick in from today The majority of variable borrowers across the country have had their mortgage rate increased this morning as three of the big four banks raised rates.
Finance News - February 11th First home buyers stage comeback as new loan size smashes previous record First home buyers have raced out of the blocks following the uncapping of the Home Guarantee scheme, with the value of new loans increasing by a staggering 15.5%.
Finance News - February 6th CBA follows Westpac announcing boost for savers, but beware the fine print CBA has announced it will increase its savings rates by up to 0.25 percentage points from Friday, February 13.
Finance News - February 5th Westpac the first big bank to announce hikes for savers Westpac has today announced it will increase its savings rates by up to 0.25, effective 13 February – four days before its home loan rate changes kick in.
Finance News - February 4th Westpac, NAB, and ANZ join CBA by hiking variable rates, but stay quiet on savings
Finance News - February 3rd RBA hikes cash rate as inflation refuses to behave The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has raised the official cash rate to 3.85% at its February 2026 meeting.
Finance News - January 30th Mortgage market hits a fresh high yet ANZ edges backwards While the mortgage market hit another record high of $2.43 trillion in December, ANZ’s home lending volumes went slightly backwards.
Finance News - January 23rd NAB the second big bank to hike fixed rates in 2026 as lenders pre-empt cash rate decision
Finance News - January 15th CBA hikes send some fixed rates to the sixes, Macquarie joins in with rate increases
Finance News - January 15th Credit card customers headed for interest pain as November spending hits record highs Australians put a new record of $30 billion on their credit cards in November 2025. Find out more with Canstar.
Finance News - January 14th Check-out this fee: Woolies adds surcharge to pick-up and delivery orders
Finance News - January 7th Cooling inflation tempers case for a hike, but final decision hangs on next CPI