Financial stress drives huge rise in credit card applications
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Financial stress drives huge rise in credit card applications

In a further sign that rising prices are biting,credit card applications remain strong even as demand for other types of credit falls.

  • byJohn Collett

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The Australians who can’t remember using cash
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The Australians who can’t remember using cash

Ease of budgeting is just one of the reasons young people are deserting cash transactions.

  • byAnna Patty
Amex targeted over David Jones credit card mistaken for loyalty card

Amex targeted over David Jones credit card mistaken for loyalty card

The corporate regulator is taking legal action against American Express for the way it distributed a David Jones credit card which many customers mistook for a loyalty card.

  • byAnna Patty
Why won’t the banks issue credit cards to retirees?

Why won’t the banks issue credit cards to retirees?

The refusal of banks to issue credit cards to retirees is well-known and becoming a major issue as the population ages. It’s a shameful state of affairs.

  • byNoel Whittaker
Our credit card was in my deceased partner’s name,what do I do?

Our credit card was in my deceased partner’s name,what do I do?

If your partner was the primary holder of your credit card,make sure you have a plan in place for when they pass away.

  • byNoel Whittaker
Rising cost of living sees surge in credit card applications

Rising cost of living sees surge in credit card applications

More consumers are turning to credit cards to help them through the cost of living squeeze,with experts warning the situation will get worse before getting better.

  • byJohn Collett
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The top frequent-flyer credit cards that could save your travel plans
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The top frequent-flyer credit cards that could save your travel plans

How unfortunate that just as we are able to travel,suddenly,we can less afford to. But there is something that could save your holiday:frequent-flyer points.

  • byNicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Credit card spending up 12.5 per cent as prices spike
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Credit card spending up 12.5 per cent as prices spike

New figures show we splashed out an extra $2.76 billion in spending on credit cards in May.

  • byNicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Citi on alert for spending pull-back due to rising costs

Citi on alert for spending pull-back due to rising costs

Credit card giant Citi says while customers are in good shape today,it will be looking out for softer discretionary spending on credit cards later this year.

  • byClancy Yeates
How to maximise paying down your mortgage using bank money
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How to maximise paying down your mortgage using bank money

Putting all your expenses through a credit card while paying your salary into a mortgage offset account can save a huge amount of mortgage interest.

  • byNicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Demise of credit cards exaggerated as interest-accruing debt grows
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Demise of credit cards exaggerated as interest-accruing debt grows

It could be a sign that more people are struggling to pay off their credit cards in full by the due date,as they use their cards to pay for the surging prices of some goods.

  • byJohn Collett