Laine Gordon

Head of Public Relations

Laine Gordon is the Head of Public Relations at RateCity and an experienced journalist and research specialist. With a background in news and feature writing, covering finance, media and even food (a passion of hers) at Reed Elsevier publications, Laine brings almost two decades of experience to the team. Having covered major areas of interest to the general public from hip pocket issues to rising and falling interest rates and the impact to mortgages, credit and saving in Australia, she is passionate about researching and telling people’s stories to help others make better decisions about their own finances.

727 articles written by Laine Gordon

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Home Loans

Borrowers snub home loans after rate hikes and lower incentives

Home loans have been on the decline in recent months, potentially due to the consecutive rate increases towards the end of 2009. With interest rates expected to rise even higher, borrowers are scrambling for more competitive deals.

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Home Loans

Home loans How much should you really be paying?

As interest rates increase, mortgage repayments can start to become a challenge for people with variable rate home loans. It is one thing to sign up for a mortgage, but what happens a year or two later when your interest rates and circumstances may change?

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Home Loans

Home owners flounder while banks flourish in record profits

The Commonwealth Bank is the latest major bank to see record profits for the first half of the 2009-10 financial year. This has sparked concerns that interest rates will remain inflated above expected levels, placing thousands more home loan borrowers in the red.

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Home Loans

Tough times ahead How to manage your mortgage

Chances are you’re going to be living with your home loan for quite a while. And that means being able to handle the mortgage in good – and not so good, times.

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Credit Cards

Spendthrift? Australians rack up record debt

Credit card users have broken an all-time record in the Christmas season, dismissing predictions that Australians would be spending conservatively in the wake of the financial crisis.

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Car Loans

Go green and save: Environmentally friendly car loans

Need a new car but concerned about climate change? No worries. A new type of car loan is making it easier to buy that clean, green, driving machine. They’re called ’green car loans’ and they reward you for making more environmentally friendly choices.

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Home Loans

No government guarantee to shake up home loan market

The Australian Government is taking away the home loan guarantee that supported lenders during the global financial crisis, in an effort to urge the economy towards independent recovery.

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Personal Loans

Confident consumers prefer personal loans

Personal loans are on the rise, as Australia's economy steadies toward a full recovery. However, major banks are the ones enjoying the fruits of consumer confidence, while the rest are left with more to desire.

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Credit Cards

What's your 'Card Personality'?

As confidence in the economic climate grows, debt is on the rise for credit cards users with over $46 billion owed, according to Reserve Bank of Australia figures for November 2009. With the wide variety of cards available, knowing how to make the best use of a card is important in dealing with debt.

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Home Loans

Home loan dilemma Aussies caught between interest rate hikes

The time to purchase a home loan may be nigh, as consumer confidence and economic indicators suggest more rate rises in the first half of 2010. Now the decision for home buyers is whether to rush into the market before the rate hikes, or wait until rates settle to compare home loans for the best offers.