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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

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BANK customers are putting in extra legwork to avoid charges for using automatic teller machines.

'Strong competition' in banking market

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THE 'four pillars' banking structure allows for sufficient competition, RBA governor Glenn Stevens says.

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Westpac must pay for bounced cheques

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COURT orders Westpac to pay a former real estate agent $50,000 for wrongly bouncing his cheques.

Getting a credit card

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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

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BANKS bask in 20pc boost in household deposits since credit crunch's darkest days, figures show.

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Branson returns to play cards again

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VIRGIN Money returns to Australia, two years after pulling plug on 800,000 credit card customers.

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