Mark Bristow

Home & Personal Finance Editor

Mark Bristow is RateCity's Home & Personal Finances Editor, and an experienced analyst, researcher, and producer. Mark’s expertise includes home loans, energy and both home and travel insurances. Mark has been a journalist and writer in the financial space for over ten years, previously researching and writing commercial real estate at CoreLogic. In the years since, Mark has worked for the Winning Group, Expedia, and has seen articles published at Lifehacker and Business Insider.

773 articles written by Mark Bristow

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Credit Cards

Australia's bad credit card habits

More than two thirds of Australian credit card holders indulge in multiple bad credit card habits, potentially putting their financial futures at risk.

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Superannuation

Will your super amount cut it? Research says no

The compulsory level of superannuation may not be enough for when you retire, at least according to new research by Roy Morgan.

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Home Loans

New home loan needs smaller deposit and no LMI

A new mortgage offer from Homeloans is letting Australian borrowers take out loans with a lower deposit without needing to pay lenders mortgage insurance (LMI).

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Home Loans

AMP Bank changes fixed home loan rates

AMP Bank has joined other Australian lenders in adjusting its interest rates, slashing fixed rates on selected home loans, while raising others.

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Home Loans

Bankwest cut mortgage rates for investors

Bankwest has cut investment mortgage rates across its fixed and variable home loans, including both principal and interest and interest only home loans.

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Home Loans

Heritage Bank and Teachers Mutual adjust mortgage interest rates

More banks and lenders are adjusting their home loan interest rates, with rate rises and falls coming into effect this week.

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Home Loans

ING slashes fixed interest rates for investors

ING has adjusted its fixed interest rates, raising rates for owner occupiers while cutting rates for investors.

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Home Loans

Australian housing prices continue down, but regional offers hope

Australia�۪s biggest cities reported another drop in housing prices in October, as home values fell once more.

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Savings Accounts

ANZ raises interest rates on Progress Saver accounts

ANZ has made changes to its savings account interest rates, allowing customers to grow wealth more quickly, provided they make regular deposits.

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Superannuation

Under 30s more likely to fall victim to unpaid super

Are you one of the millions of Australians missing out on unpaid super? It’s happening to workers across the nation to the tune of $5.9 billion.