Some of the Australian banks issue credit cards without an annual fee, some only give the first year free, as an incentive to sign up, but others offer lifetime free.
First Year Annual fee: $0 p.a.… Read the rest
The average outstanding balance of credit cards attracting interest charges in December 2016 was $1,914. This is the lowest December balance since 2004.
The average Credit Card spend per month, per card, was $1,705 in December 2016.
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NAB Pay allows you to use your mobile phone to pay for Goods and Services, without the need of your debit card.
NAB Pay requires a mobile phone running Android 4.4 and an NFC chip, with an active internet connection to … Read the rest
Two actual cost examples for paying a cost in the United States from Australia:
NAB VIsa Debit Card: A US$106.20 cost A$145.35 when paying by Visa Card
Paypal: A US$100.00 cost A$128.00 when paying by Paypal
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The Reserve Bank of Australia has now released images of the new $5 banknote that will be issued into circulation from 1 September 2016.
The images show the basic design artwork of each side of the banknote.
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The average outstanding balance of credit cards attracting interest charges in December 2015 was $1,956. This is the lowest December balance since 2005.
The average Credit Card spend per month, per card, was $1,725 in December 2015.
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The general requirement to open a bank account is the need to provide 100 points of Identification.
Birth certificate ?? 70 points
Citizenship certificate ?? 70 points
International travel document (e.g. passport) ?? … Read the rest
Having been doing regular payments to various people and companies for the last couple of years, figures often between $1,500 and $5,000, with some smaller ones, I was a bit taken aback today when going to pay the … Read the rest
Westpac increased Mortgage Rates by 0.2% to 5.68%
Commonwealth Bank increased Mortgage Rates by 0.15% to 5.6%
National Australia Bank [NAB] increased Mortgage Rates by 0.17% to 5.6%
ANZ increased Mortgage Rates by 0.18% to 5.56% for owner-occupiers
These new rates are … Read the rest
The average outstanding balance of credit cards attracting interest charges in December 2014 was $2,105. This is the lowest December balance since 2005.
The average Credit Card spend per month, per card, was $1,766 in December 2014.
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