Banking and Savings

How to cut costs for Christmas
Avoid the post-Christmas financial blues with these great money-savings hints.

How to reduce your bank fees
A simple understanding of when and where you get charged fees can help significantly reduce your fees by minimising the situations giving rise to fees.

Banks fail to pass on benefits to Aussie savers
Banks have been quick to raise mortgage rates in line with recent RBA changes but they have failed to pass on these increases to some savings customers.

Top Tips to Savvy Saving
Want to learn how you can stretch your hard-earned dollars further? Boost your financial know-how with these simple steps to savvy saving courtesy of Michael Cant from Commonwealth Bank.

Which account is right for you?
Before you decide where you park your cash, it's always good to gain a better understanding of the terms and conditions of each type of account before you commit to a particular product.

GFC Shows Gen Y "Y Money Matters"
The global financial crisis has not dampened the ambitions of Australia's young Generation Ys, but it has brought about greater maturity in how they are planning on funding their big futures.

Big Four home loan customers pay more
New research shows that the reluctance of Australian consumers to shop around for the best deal is costing them .7 billion in excess mortgage repayments each year.

How the ATM changes are set to affect you
Why the change? How are the banks responding? What can you do save? Infochoice has answered all of your questions regarding the recent ATM reforms.

ATM Reforms and You
Although these new ATM changes will make fees more transparent, they must serve as a wake-up call for everyone to re-evaluate their personal ATM habits.

ATM Reforms - Change is Coming
From the 3rd of March 2009, changes will be implemented to Australian ATMs, enabling individual ATM owners to charge you directly for both withdrawals and balance enquiries.

10 Simple Saving Tips
Take a minute to think of all the little things that eat up your finances. There are a few very common expenses that most people waste money on without thinking.

Solve Your Spending Sins
For people starting 2009 with a spending hangover, the good news is several emerging banking applications could provide the cure.

Banking & Savings Tips & Tricks
Everything you need to know to get the most out of your bank and improve your banking habits.

Bank Fees: costing you a small fortune?
Bank fees continue to get more expensive and new fees are introduced all the time. Depending on how you do your banking, it's easy to end up paying hundreds of dollars each year in bank fees.

Direct Debits
Have you ever set up a direct debit from your account? Do you know how it works and what to do when you want to cancel it? We have all the answers to these questions and more.