Savings Accounts

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Interest rates on savings accounts have tumbled in 2020, resulting in nearly $400 less interest earned for bonus savers compared to 10 years ago. Canstar can reveal the current state of savings accounts and where savvy savers can find the best rates right now.

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National Australia Bank is the third of the big four banks to slash savings rates following the November cash rate cut. A neobank also followed suit, reducing its rate for savers today. One expert says it's "imperative" that savvy savers look to get the best deals they can.

Australians almost doubled the amount of credit taken out via buy now pay later providers in the 12 months to June 2019, and are struggling to scrape together the funds to pay back the debts on time. It could be time to pull the plug and aim to build your own version of a buy now pay later facility to help quit this habit, an expert warns.

There was a time when we'd tip small change into a piggy bank and watch the savings grow. These days, round up bank accounts put the savings on autopilot. A growing number of everyday bank accounts...

Savers continue to absorb the blow of falling interest rates, with a few popular neobanks and one of Australia's largest banks announcing more cuts this week. But there are still higher rates out there for the conscientious saver.