472 articles written by Alex Ritchie

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Home Loans

How does the interest rate affect mortgage payments?

If you’ve taken out a variable rate home loan and the interest rate changes, your monthly repayment amount will change. Understand how this works.

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Car Loans

Electric vehicle sales continue to grow: top-rated green car loans for March

Vehicle sales in Australia recorded their best February result since pre-pandemic, as Australia’s growing love-affair with sustainable vehicles grew, according to the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries.

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Home Loans

Unloan Review: 6 things you need to know | RateCity

CBA has today announced the availability of its new lower-rate digital home loan, Unloan. What makes this new digital home loan offer stand out and what does it mean for Australians considering refinancing?

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Superannuation

Green super funds: sustainable fund options in Australia

If you’re looking for more ways you can make ethical financial choices and choose to support sustainable initiatives, you may want to learn more about green superannuation funds.

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Superannuation

Australians have $16 billion in lost superannuation: how to reclaim your missing funds

There is $16 billion in lost and unclaimed superannuation savings, which paints a shocking picture of how a common mistake can eat away at your retirement balance.

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Bank Accounts

Do other comparison sites offer the same service?

Trying to get your head around what exactly  a comparison site is and how they differ from each other? Look no further, as we break down how the platforms differ, and how RateCity separates itself from the pack. 

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Home Loans

When will interest rates go down? | RateCity

The Reserve Bank of Australia has hiked the cash rate multiple times this year alone, resulting in home loan rates rising across the country. Millions of Australian homeowners are likely asking themselves: when will interest rates fall again?

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Home Loans

Interest Rate Predictions Australia - How high will interest rates go?

The Reserve Bank of Australia is forecast to hike the cash rate periodically over the next six months. Here's how high experts predict the cash rate hike may climb.

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Credit Cards

What you should know about credit card instalment plans

You may not be aware that some card providers offer a credit card instalment plan, which simply means you pay off your credit card debt in parts, as opposed to one lump sum each statement period.  

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Savings Accounts

New highest savings account rate hits 4.90% for young adults: how much you could save?

Bank Of Queensland has revealed it will hike its myBOQ Future Saver account to 4.90%, effective Thursday 23 February. Let's explore the current high interest savings accounts on the RateCity database.