Credit Card Brands
Play your cards right to minimise interest
A swift transfer to a low-interest option offers a solution, writes Penny Pryor.
Amex cuts penalty fee
Ben Butler Credit regulator has forced American Express to stop charging punitive interest rates.
Store credit: buy now, pain later
Shoppers are being warned that some flexible payment options offered by major retailers could end up costing them almost twice as much as the original item in hidden fees.
Plastic debt swells to record $50 billion
Clancy Yeates Australian credit card debt has struck a new record high of $50 billion, ballooning by almost a third in the past five years.
Season credit card offers all about the bottom line
Bina Brown Financial institutions have emerged with some of the most aggressive credit card offers seen.
Existing customers excluded from reforms
Annette Sampson You'd think that when Wayne Swan stood up and boasted about banning mortgage exit fees or making credit cards fairer, there would be immediate benefits for everyone. Think again.
You make your own rewards
Anneli Knight Frequent flyer points aren't to be scoffed at but avoid unnecessary spending for the sake of earning more.
Card users pay dearly
Lesley Parker Research shows merchants are slugging customers with credit card surcharges beyond what is fair.
Health warning timely
Lesley Parker Credit-card reform will give consumers greater protection and transparency while helping them manage their debt more easily.
Highs and lows of credit
I Can Do That The strategy: to avoid paying too much for my credit card.
Hey big spenders: more choice on credit
John Kavanagh Credit-card issuers are offering greater choice and flexibility for those who ring up more than $50,000 a year.
Rewards for big spenders
John Kavanagh Credit-card issuers are offering greater choice and flexibility for those who ring up more than $50,000 a year.
House rules reversed
John Collett Reversal of the relaxation of foreign ownership restrictions is welcome.
Demand fuels housing boom
John Collett Even with higher interest rates, there's no reason for thinking house prices will stop rising.
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