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A fighting chance to beat bank fee traps
BANK fees drain billions of dollars each year from households, but there are ways to cut costs.
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Home loans a bridge too far for banks
BANKS are denying funds to homeowners looking to upgrade and move into a bigger home.
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Recovery of UK banks 'far from certain'
RATINGS agency Standard & Poor's throws cold water on sector's chances of making a sustained recovery,
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Customers take a hike to escape ATM fees
BANK customers are putting in extra legwork to avoid charges for using automatic teller machines.
'Strong competition' in banking market
THE 'four pillars' banking structure allows for sufficient competition, RBA governor Glenn Stevens says.
Westpac must pay for bounced cheques
COURT orders Westpac to pay a former real estate agent $50,000 for wrongly bouncing his cheques.
Getting a credit card
Credit cards are a useful way of life for many of us. Indeed, according to Reserve Bank statistics, Australians owe around $45 billion on our credit cards. However many of us can end up paying more in interest that we should need to, simply by not having a card that suits our needs. Here are some tips for ensuring that your credit card gives you more benefit than cost.
Banks reap profits from booming deposits
BANKS bask in 20pc boost in household deposits since credit crunch's darkest days, figures show.
Branson returns to play cards again
VIRGIN Money returns to Australia, two years after pulling plug on 800,000 credit card customers.
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