Personal Loan Articles
Counselling in demand
Help is at hand for those whose finances are hanging in the balance — but it's best not to wait that long.
Westpac hikes its rates with unfettered confidence
THE banks are in the business of lending money. But their real mission is to make money — out of us. And they're very good at it.
Pensioners' dual assessment
Sacrificed salary is now assessable income, writes George Cochrane.
New law puts $1b in bank fees at risk
BANKS say nearly $1 billion worth of fee income is at risk when a consumer law governing unfair contracts comes into force in January.
New laws to shave banks of $1bn in penalty fees
THE banking industry has admitted that nearly $1 billion worth of fee income is at risk once a new consumer law governing unfair contracts comes into force next January.