With 2020 being a leap year, you have one extra day available this February to hunt for a better deal on your finances. To help speed your search and make the most of your extra time, here are some of the best rates you can get rate now.

Three Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) rate cuts in 2019 have taken the cash rate to a record low of 0.75%. In response, big banks are slashing their savings rates and their home loan rates. Here's what that means for your saving account.

The government's first home buyer loan deposit scheme finally kicked off this week. Under the scheme, 10,000 Australians will receive a government-backed home loan with as little as a 5% deposit, and no requirement to pay lenders mortgage insurance (LMI). Here's what you need to know.

Happy New Year, and welcome to the first Ratehacker round-up for 2020! Here are all the latest credit card deals, plus the best savings accounts and home loans that you need to know about in January 2020.

As Christmas creeps closer, it’s time to prepare for the season of inevitable spending. In our monthly Ratehacker round-up, Rachel Wastell from comparison site Ratecity highlights the latest credit card deals, plus the best savings accounts and home loans.

In light of the new season of Rick and Morty, it’s only fitting to reminisce on a few words of wisdom from Rick Sanchez himself.

Whether you’re planning
an overseas holiday, looking to buy property or need to get
out of debt, Australian banks are lowering rates as they compete for your
business.

After the latest Reserve Bank cash rate cut, home loan rates are at their lowest on record. With banks cutting rates left right and centre, it can seem impossible to keep track of which bank has the lowest.

Wading through financial jargon and checking the fine print is annoying and time consuming. That's why we've translated it into plain English for you.

Unless you're an Instagram influencer, you probably have to exert some kind of physical or mental effort to make money. For those of us in the corporate slog, our constant connectivity to the cloud has made it easier to earn those sweet overtime rates, but at what cost?

If you're paying 20% interest on credit card purchases, you're probably getting ripped off. A new breed of smaller lenders are shaking up the banking sector with low-rate credit cards - and the big banks are starting to follow suit. Here are ten cards you can get right now with interest rates under 10%.

It's no secret that Aussies are notoriously reluctant to switch banks. For most people, this has less to do with loyalty and more to do with the perceived time and effort involved. However, the days of spending hours on the phone trying to close your account are long over.

A recent Australian Bankers' Association (ABA) survey found the majority of customers who switch banks find the process easy - and you can currently score some tasty cashback offers and shopping perks as an extra incentive. Here are the best deals you can get right now.

Contrary to popular belief, credit card rewards and annual fees don't have to go together. That said, credit card rewards and annual fees usually do go together. And those fees are usually high.

Traditional wisdom in the Australian mortgage industry is that when you’re comparing home loans, you should always choose one with an offset account – a savings or transaction account linked to your home loan. Any money deposited in this account is used to “offset” your mortgage when calculating your interest charges.

Cash back, gift cards and wads of bonus rewards points – credit card providers are pulling out some of their biggest deals to date to get credit cards into the hands of new customers in the lead up to Christmas.

But do these sign up bonuses really deliver bang for your buck? The answer is yes, but only if you’re the right type of customer.

Australia’s finance market has never been more competitive, with plenty of great deals available in the lead-up to Christmas. If you shop around, you’ll find an array of products and prices, offered by more than 100 banks, credit unions, building societies, non-bank lenders and online providers.

Here are some of the best-value home loans, credit cards and savings accounts in Australia right now. (But you'll need to hurry - most are available for one week only!)

In our monthly Ratehacker round-up, Bessie Hassan from comparison site finder.com.au highlights the latest credit card deals, plus the best savings accounts and home loans. This month's deals include Qantas bonus points, 26-month balance transfers and low-rate home loans.

In our monthly Ratehacker round-up, Bessie Hassan from comparison site finder.com.au highlights the latest credit card deals, plus the best savings accounts and home loans. This month's deals include 70,000 bonus frequent flyer points, super-cheap home loans and

In our monthly Ratehacker round-up, Bessie Hassan from comparison site finder.com.au highlights the latest credit card deals, plus the best savings accounts and home loans. This month's deals include a 25-month balance transfer offer, 60,000 bonus Velocity Points and a 3.59% per annum home loan.

In our monthly Ratehacker round-up, Jeremy Cabral from comparison site finder.com.au highlights the latest credit card deals, plus the best savings accounts and home loans. This month's deals include Amazon cashback, bonus Qantas points and $75 for opening a new bank account.