The Bank of Queensland has announced a 4% interest rate on savings accounts for 14 to 35 year olds.
There are 2 other conditions:
You must deposit at least $1,000 per month into your linked Everyday Account and make 5 eligible … Read the rest
AfterPay make their money from two aspects of every sale.
It’s been reported that Afterpay charges retailers a $0.30 fixed transaction fee plus a commission between 3% and 7% on each sale.
AfterPay Income Sources
In 2019, retailers paid $179.6 … Read the rest
“I’ve just received this text message. Please advise if this is a scam. Urgent. Thank you.”
The above is a common reaction by some people who receive an email or text message regarding their bank account, or similar.
They often ask the question on public media, hoping for an answer.… Read the rest
ThevCommonwealth Bank has just increased its lowest 4 year fixed interest rate from 1.99% to 2.19% per year.
Commonwealth Bank fixed home loan interest rates.
1 year fixed rate 2.09%.
2 year fixed rate 1.94%.
3 year fixed rate 2.14%.
4 year fixed rate 2.19%.
5 Year Fixed Rate 2.99%.… Read the rest
Bank Australia was created in 2015, although the business actually began in 1957 as the CSIRO Co-operative Credit Society.
It became a bank after joining with 72 credit unions and other co-operatives to become Australia’s first customer-owned bank, eventually under the name ‘Bank Australia’.
Being … Read the rest
Coles have three options for their MasterCard offering.
From $0 Annual Fee up to $99 Annual Fee.
All allow you to earn Flybuy points to use at Coles Supermarkets, or even swap for other points such as “Virgin Australia Velocity” Points. The current rate for this is 2,000 Flybuys points … Read the rest
Sometimes we need to make a complaint about a bank service, but how?
The Complaint line numbers for the main Four Australian banks are:
More complaint line numbers at thecomplaintpoint-au.com
Do you get paid Interest on the money that you have saved in your Australian bank account?
Have you noticed how much the interest rate has dropped in the year, and how the changes tied in with the Reserve Bank of Australia [RBA] … Read the rest
The RBA reduced the Reserve Bank Cash Rate down to 0.75% at the beginning of October 2019.
Most banks have indicated they will bring their rates down, but not all will drop by the full 0.25%.
Bank, Credit Union and Building Society Accounts that have not been used in 7 years, and contain a balance of $500 or more, have to be reported, and transferred, to ASIC, who hold this money until it is claimed by the … Read the rest
