Banking

  • Australia's best mortgages

    The ultimate guide to breaking the grip of the big banks and smashing your interest rates by getting the best mortgages on the market.

    May 17, 6:18 pm
  • Credit card magic

    A credit card 'Houdini' says he can help anyone escape being trapped in a bank with high charges, and all you have to know are the magic words.

    May 14, 6:18 pm
  • Bank reform push

    The ANZ today announced a 37 basis point cut in its variable home loan interest rates, joining the other big banks in not passing on RBA's full cut.

    May 11, 6:18 pm
  • Rate cut profits

    As profits soar to record levels the message to home owners waiting for their bank to pass on rate cuts appears to be 'don't hold your breath'.

    May 2, 6:18 pm
  • RBA slashes rates

    It's the rate relief news many Australians have been waiting for, as the Reserve Bank cut the official interest rates by half a per cent.

    May 1, 6:18 pm
  • Switching home loans

    If given the chance to get a better rate, eight out of ten Australians say they'd consider switching banks for their home loans, so why don't they do it?

    April 27, 6:23 pm
  • Banks' class action battle

    The battle against the Big Banks just got bigger, with the largest class action ever launched in Australia adding another major bank to their list.

    April 19, 6:18 pm
  • Bank savings scandal

    If you put a large sum of money into your own bank account, you'd expect to be the only one who can access it or move it, but you could be wrong.

    April 3, 6:18 pm
  • Millions lost in swipe hits

    Takeaway chains, supermarkets and convenience stores are the new cash cows for high tech crooks, and thousands across the country have fallen victim.

    March 28, 6:18 pm
  • Bank fee backlash

    After a massive customer backlash over fees, most banks promised to pull back on how much they charge for simple promises, but that didn't last long.

    March 13, 6:28 pm
  • Card skimming epidemic

    A fast-growing crime wave is hitting entire streets and towns, robbing thousands of people's bank accounts without them knowing or realising it.

    March 12, 6:18 pm
  • Banks' mega profits

    A major survey of banks has found something we all suspect - while they're quick to put up rates on mortgages and loans, the same can't be said for savings accounts.

    March 1, 6:39 pm
  • Luring customers into debt

    When it comes to marketing tricks it's hard to top ones use by banks to lure customers into debt, and now insiders are revealing what it is they do.

    February 23, 6:18 pm
  • Banks get the party started

    It seems that when the going gets tough, the banks throw a party, and two of the biggest have been named and shamed in a public relations disaster.

    February 22, 6:18 pm
  • Unhappy bankers

    Bank bashing is becoming a favourite national pastime, as the big banks lift rates and shed thousands of staff, all while enjoying mega profits.

    February 15, 6:18 pm
  • Mortgage rate busters

    Everyone's getting sick of the Big Banks, as they raise interest rates and sack thousands of employees, all while recording record profits.

    February 14, 6:18 pm
  • Pensioners' million dollar loan

    A pensioner couple, who haven't worked in decades, are facing financial ruin after being handed more than a million dollars in loans by a bank.

    February 8, 6:18 pm
  • Bank rate rebels

    The Reserve Bank's decision to leave interest rates where they are will come as a disappointment to the majority of Australian home owners.

    February 7, 6:18 pm
  • Bank fee fightback

    We are getting slugged with $11 billion a year in fees on home and personal loans, ATM withdrawals, credit cards, and virtually every bank service.

    February 2, 6:18 pm
  • Bank rate backflips

    In a direct challenge to the Reserve Bank and the Government, the ANZ bank has decided that it will review and set its own interest rates.

    January 30, 6:18 pm

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Doctor leaves two for dead

In a cowardly and callous act, a doctor has left two young people for dead after slamming into their car and driving off in a hit and run incident.

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