Money
Banking
First person
Direct debits
'I was fleeced by stealth by the local gym chain'
It pays to keep an eye on your bank statement and to know your rights if you need to cancel a direct debit.
- by Penelope Flanagan
Latest
Exclusive
Scam
CBA and ANZ caught in fake banking apps scam
Thousands of banking customers have been caught in a fake banking app scam, prompting questions about Google Play’s app authentication process.
- by Nina Hendy
Opinion
Consumer rights
Loyal to a big bank? You’re throwing away $134,358
If you switch from a big bank to the cheapest rates on the market, you could be driving a new-release Tesla Model S 90D – for free.
- by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Opinion
Interest rates
How to cope with interest rate rises
Not paying off an investment loan makes excellent sense when there’s also an owner-occupied home loan in existence.
- by Daryl Dixon
Banking royal commission
Public trust in AMP plummets
The big banks are already not trusted, but the public's trust in AMP is in free-fall.
- by John Collett
Analysis
Payments
Fast payments off to a slow start
We'll only get the big gains in convenience from the largest overhaul in our payments system in 20 years if everyone is using it. That's not happening yet.
- by Clancy Yeates
Opinion
Scam
Scammers pretend they're from Telstra, ATO, Centrelink, to steal money
Remote access scams are on the rise with more than 8000 reports recorded in 2018 so far, and losses of $4.4 million.
- by Nassim Khadem