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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
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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
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
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
Banking products
It's time we asked whether we really need to borrow
The debt culture of the 1980s has never really gone away but maybe it should.
- by Marcus Padley