Recent research from Oxfam Australia has shown that despite increasing pressure, the big four banks have not addressed the problem of unethical practices like land grabs, and that Aussie customers have had enough.
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Customers with Masters gift cards won’t face the same fate as Dick Smith’s, after Woolworths announced today they will honour those left with vouchers from the fallen chain.
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Peer to peer lender SocietyOne has teamed up with Uber to provide secured car loans to drivers registered with the ride-sharing platform.
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Scammers are wooing financially vulnerable Australians with online personal loan offers and then charging them “bogus” upfront fees, according to the government body Consumer Protection in WA.
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The Housing Industry Association’s Spring edition of Renovation Roundup has today predicted a slow recovery in the renovations market after a recent slump.
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Personal loan comparison site Mozo.com.au has unveiled the winners of the Mozo Experts Choice Awards for Personal Loans. Our experts filtered through 181 personal loans from 55 Australian lenders to narrow down the top value personal loans and car loans in Australia, across five categories: Best New Car Loan, Best Used Car Loan, Best Secured Car Loan, Best Unsecured Car Loan and Best Personal Line of Credit.
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According to a new report by the National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling, the gap between Australia's richest and poorest grew by 13% over the past decade. This gap is expected to further widen by 10% over the next 10 years, The Sydney Morning Herald reported.
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Since it started its operations in Australia last November, peer to peer lender RateSetter, has written $7 million of loans with investors committing to an average funding of just over $6000.
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New research by Morgan Stanley predicts that the value of loans made through peer-to-peer lending (P2P) platforms in Australia will increase to $22 billion in the next five years.
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NAB customers who have received a late payment fee may be eligible to have that fee refunded after the Big Four bank agreed to reach a settlement with a group of customers.
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