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Interested in a cool $150? Update your Medicare account details

Medicare customers are being urged to update their bank account details to see if they're entitled to a share of more than $110 million in unclaimed rebates. Here's how to do so online in a few minutes.

By |2019-02-13T08:07:58+00:00February 13th, 2019|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Interested in a cool $150? Update your Medicare account details

Customers set to lose out as Big 4 Banks profit, yet again

Once again the Big 4 Banks have escaped major punishment and gotten exactly what they wanted: adding a multi-thousand-dollar tax on borrowing that'll hit consumers and brokers hardest.

By |2019-02-06T08:50:46+00:00February 6th, 2019|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Customers set to lose out as Big 4 Banks profit, yet again

Are you on the NBN? You could be entitled to a big refund

Ahh, the NBN. Depending on where you live it's either lightening fast, or so agonizingly slow that you want to pull your hair out. Well, the good news is you could be entitled to a refund worth hundreds of dollars.

By |2019-01-30T09:34:41+00:00January 30th, 2019|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Are you on the NBN? You could be entitled to a big refund

Property buyers are increasingly turning to mortgage brokers

Excuse the humble brag, but property buyers are turning to mortgage brokers in record numbers. Here's why that's great news for the both of us.

By |2019-01-17T08:34:08+00:00January 17th, 2019|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Property buyers are increasingly turning to mortgage brokers

Is your interest-only loan about to end?

It's the end of the road for 900,000 borrowers on interest-only loans, as they'll be automatically switched to principal and interest loans this year. Now's the time to check whether or not you should start considering other options.

By |2019-01-10T08:40:59+00:00January 10th, 2019|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Is your interest-only loan about to end?

7 school holiday ideas that won’t break the bank

We're midway through January and you've managed to stay sane. Well, we hope so anyway! Here are seven budget-friendly ideas that'll help keep the kids off their screens throughout the last two weeks of school holidays.

By |2019-01-10T08:35:01+00:00January 10th, 2019|Uncategorized|Comments Off on 7 school holiday ideas that won’t break the bank

Bank wanted mortgage broking fees transferred to customers

A big four bank almost overhauled its broker remuneration model so that the cost of mortgage broking services would be transferred to the customer, the royal commission heard. Here's how to prevent that from happening.

By |2018-12-05T17:25:28+00:00December 5th, 2018|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Bank wanted mortgage broking fees transferred to customers

Property round up: NSW overhauls stamp duty, NAB increases rates

There's been a couple of fairly big property-related announcements recently, including a stamp duty overhaul in NSW and NAB increasing interest rates. Let's break down what they could mean for you.

By |2018-11-14T21:47:55+00:00November 14th, 2018|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Property round up: NSW overhauls stamp duty, NAB increases rates