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Summer sales spread to banks

source: Maria Bekiaris

Major retailers – including Myer and David Jones – weren’t the only ones to offer post- Christmas sales – HSBC also got in on the action this year, launching a Hot Summer Sale.

How to get the best balance transfer deal

source: Maria Bekiaris

If you think the New Year is likely to see you with a debt hangover, consider taking up a balance transfer offer.

The best mobile phone and broadband deals for 2010

source: Maria Bekiaris

Thrift and budgeting may have been the buzz words for 2009 but that has not stopped our love affair with our mobile phones.

Credit card with altitude: Jetstar woos frequent fliers

source: Maria Bekiaris

Budget airline Jetstar has entered the credit-card market, offering two reward cards issued by Macquarie Bank.

Tough times for FTBs: New limits on government handouts

source: Maria Bekiaris

More than 170,000 first home buyers bought their first home with the help of the federal government’s First Home Owner Boost (FHOB) between October 14, 2008 and September 30, 2009.

Little relief for credit card holders

source: Effie Zahos

Falling rates might be great news for borrowers with a home loan but credit card holders have had little relief despite rates official rates dropping 3% in the last four months of 2008.