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Fixed mortgage rates slide as markets bet on RBA cut
Analysis
Home loans

Fixed mortgage rates slide as markets bet on RBA cut

As markets get ever more gloomy in their economic outlook, it is leading to lower borrowing costs for customers who are prepared to lock in an interest rate.

  • by Clancy Yeates

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Calls to protect the vulnerable from ‘buy now, pay later’ schemes
Money psychology

Calls to protect the vulnerable from ‘buy now, pay later’ schemes

Cash-strapped Australians are chalking up debt by shopping with the promise of being able to pay later.

  • by Nina Hendy
Tighter mortgage credit is here to stay
Opinion
Home loans

Tighter mortgage credit is here to stay

As anyone who has tried to borrow money for a home loan recently can attest, the days of easy money are long gone.

  • by Clancy Yeates
How to beat the home loan credit squeeze
Home loans

How to beat the home loan credit squeeze

It's harder now to get approved for a mortgage than for a generation, but there are some things to do to increase your chances.

  • by John Collett
Behind the market's change of heart on interest rates
Analysis
Interest rates

Behind the market's change of heart on interest rates

While many of us were relaxing over summer, financial markets have had a change of heart that could ultimately affect anyone with a mortgage or savings account.

  • by Clancy Yeates