Bank Account Articles

Avoid bank fees at the BPay checkout

Despite a stereotype that insists that generation Y is online savvy, new research points to the contrary when it comes to the under-thirties group's bill-paying habits on their transaction accounts.

How transaction fees work

The right transaction account for you will depend on how you do your banking, whether you have multiple accounts and loans with the one provider and how many transactions you make per month. Let’s say you have your transaction account, mortgage, a term deposit and a credit card all with the same bank. It may be worth your while to be with an institution that uses rebates.

Switching bank accounts a step by step guide

With the current state of the financial market, interest rates on deposit accounts declining by the day, and monthly account keeping fees eating into our hard earned savings, there's no better time than now to switch accounts.

Money in, money out

Everyday transaction accounts have been around long enough to become one of the most common accounts to be offered by banks and credit unions. However, the recent intense competition witnessed among online savings account providers offering eye-catching interest rates has grabbed the spotlight and overshadowed many of these long standing everyday transaction accounts.