Laine Gordon

Australia's biggest bank finally offers Apple Pay

Today’s announcement that the Commonwealth Bank is joining the Apple Pay platform is a win for customers who had grown weary of the banks’ limited payment technologies.

Bank rates around the world start to rise as the RBA holds firmly in neutral

The RBA has today held the cash rate at 1.50 per cent for the last meeting of 2018, with potential for the pattern to be repeated in 2019.

Big Bank bust up, NAB goes it alone on behalf of its customers

NAB has bucked the rate-hike trend, announcing it will leave its standard variable rate on hold at 5.24 per cent today.

Banks use hot rates to lure new business, loyal borrowers pay the price

Banks are flooding the market with home loan products that offer special rates to drum up new business, while loyal customers pay the price.

ANZ bucks the trend and cuts home loan rates

Australia’s third largest lender, ANZ, has slashed some of its home loan rates, as competition heats up in a flagging market.

The real cost of buying a car

Buying a car for the first time can be fun - for example, choosing one that suits your personality as well as your transport needs - but it can be daunting in equal parts. And it can end up costing a lot more than you originally thought.

How to beat depreciation on your car

Cars depreciate on average by around 14 per cent per year in the first three years, then up to eight per cent after that.

How to minimise risk when buying an investment property

If you are contemplating acquiring another home loan to finance the purchase of an investment property, here are some tips to minimise the risk.

Pros and cons of buying off the plan

While many people go through the regular private treaty route of purchase at auction when buying a house, there is another option that Australians can take up.

Borrowers look to fixed rates as cash rate stalls

The cash rate may have stalled but the appetite for fixed home loans has soared, as Australians look to take advantage of historically low rates. RateCity.com.au data shows that the number of people looking for fixed home loans has increased 58 per cent in the last seven weeks, in line with the major banks’ decision to lift variable rates, compared with the seven weeks prior.