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No rate cut from RBA
Saturday July 5The Reserve Bank has left official interest rates unchanged at 4.75 per cent at its July board meeting. But rate cuts remain a distinct possibility in coming months and rate rises are off the agenda.
ACCC takes on heavy-handed Esanda
Tuesday July 1The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is taking ANZ-owned finance company Esanda to court alleging overly aggressive debt-collection tactics,
Complaints soar over debt collectors
Tuesday July 1Debt collectors' tactics have sparked a surge in complaints.
Bad debts rising at home
Tuesday July 1KPMG says that finance companies' losses from bad debts are on the rise due to households' increasing difficulty in making repayments.
Debt collectors hound customers
Tuesday July 1A financial counsellors' report has called for a crackdown on the techniques used by debt collectors.
RBA completes year of steady rates
Tuesday July 1The Reserve Bank left official interest rates unchanged on June 3,
Bankruptcies keep soaring
Tuesday July 1Personal bankruptcies have soared in the decade since the recession of 1991, according to ITSA figures.
Community First competitive on car loan
Monday June 2Community First Credit Union has launched a car loan at 7.2 per cent with no security required, adding to the increasing competition in the personal loan market.
Victoria's $100bn debt binge
Sunday June 1Victorians have plunged more than $100 billion into debt through credit cards, mortgages, personal loans, student loans and everyday expenses such as council rates, phone, gas, electricity and medical bills.
Westpac ponders e-banking expansion
Sunday June 1Although Westpac reached its target of 1.6 million online banking customers earlier than expected, sign-ups have since slowed down.
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Westpac begins weekend trading
Saturday May 31, 10:08 PM
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Major banks' loans may get cheaper
Saturday May 3, 10:08 PM
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Credit still growing: CBA
Thursday May 1, 10:08 PM
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ANZ pays for loan errors
Wednesday April 30, 10:08 PM
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Reserve warns consumers about debt
Wednesday April 30, 10:08 PM
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New St George flexible personal loan
Wednesday April 30, 10:08 PM
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New CBA loan for self-employed, indebted
Monday March 31, 10:08 PM
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Decade-long household debt binge
Monday March 31, 10:08 PM
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Members Equity offers fixed-rate personal loan
Monday March 31, 10:08 PM
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Westpac cuts staff to improve service
Monday March 31, 10:08 PM