Credit card news and advice

Although some banks have been quick to pass on rate cuts on low-interest home loans, Federal treasurer Wayne Swan wants to know why there aren’t more cheap credit cards on the market.

This festive season, millions of Aussies will rely on credit cards to see them through the Christmas period, a new study has claimed.

Many women’s love affair with credit cards is well and truly over, it has been declared.

The era of cheap and easy credit approval is over, analysts have warned.

Visa has unveiled a new weapon in the fight against crime: a credit card with its own PIN keypad.

Australians are being decidedly cautious with their credit cards at the checkout amid fears of a recession, new figures show.

Australians lost more than $500 million to credit card fraudsters during the course of 2007, new stats have shown.

Santa may have a short night’s work ahead of him on Christmas Eve if new figures are to believed.

Treasurer Wayne Swan has given his approval to Westpac’s proposed $18.6 billion takeover of St George.

Consumers indulging in a spot of retail therapy may find themselves benefiting from a whiff of aromatherapy as well following the launch of a range of scented credit cards.