189 articles written by Nick Bendel

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Credit Cards

ATO sets the record straight for working deductions

Running up the credit card for things you think you can claim on tax? Depending on your job, you might want to check what’s allowed, says the ATO.

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Credit Cards

Big banks offering big balance transfer deals

Three of the big four banks have credit cards with 0 per cent balance transfer offers for at least 18 months, a new market analysis has found.

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Bank Accounts

Phone scammers put the "con" on Australian consumers

There has been a “significant spike” in ‘remote access scams’, with 2018 losses already surpassing 2017 levels, according to the ACCC.

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Bank Accounts

Want a personal loan? Smaller lenders want your business

A host of smaller lenders are fighting for market share with some of the cheapest personal loans in Australia.

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Bank Accounts

1.8m Australians have registered a PayID

Only seven in every 100 Australians are actively participating in the New Payments Platform, the Reserve Bank has revealed.

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Credit Cards

Banks big and small have credit cards under 10%

Commonwealth Bank, Westpac and at least 10 other providers are offering credit cards with single-digit interest rates.

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Term Deposits

Two-year term deposits paying up to 3% interest

Term deposits with some of the highest interest rates in Australia are paying little more than the inflation rate, new research has found.

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Credit Cards

New Auswide credit card provides interest rate certainty

Auswide Bank has launched a Visa credit card whose interest rate is tied to the official cash rate, two years after unveiling a similar home loan product.

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Bank Accounts

ING unveils fee-free account for teenagers

ING has launched a new transaction account available to Australians aged 15 until their 18th birthday.

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Car Loans

ACCC takes Europcar to court

The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission has chosen a big target as the first company to be litigated under new excessive surcharging rules.