
Personal loans on the up ahead of Christmas
Aussies are racking up personal loan bills that now total close to $6.4 billion across the country, according to the ABS’ recently released Lending Finance data for the month of October.

Aussies are racking up personal loan bills that now total close to $6.4 billion across the country, according to the ABS’ recently released Lending Finance data for the month of October.

It turns out the biggest barrier holding Aussie women back from their dreams in the coming year won’t be a lack of time, motivation or know-how - for a majority of women, finances are the biggest hurdle to overcome.

This November, Aussies broke the record for the number of rooftop solar systems installed in one month, totalling 120MW of capacity, according to Green Energy Markets Director of Analysis & Advisory, Tristan Edis.

If you’ve got your heart set on an end of year holiday or your New Year’s resolution is to finally tackle that kitchen reno, you’ll be glad to hear that there has been a spate of personal loan rate cuts recently.

Aussie first homebuyers are ditching trendy locations in favour of more modern designs when it comes to finding their dream home, according to Westpac’s Home Ownership Report.

With summer just days away, Australians will be starting to plan their latest holiday project around the house or overseas trip with the family - but oftentimes these larger expenses require a bit of extra help.

As celebrations slowly die down from the result of the marriage postal survey, there may still be a group of Aussies clinking their champagne glasses.

In a fight to secure themselves a place to call their own, Aussie buyers are now starting from scratch by buying blocks of vacant land with the help of personal loans.

Early this month Treasurer Scott Morrison announced changes to credit reporting that mean lenders must commit to comprehensive credit reporting by July 1 next year - but what does that mean if you’re in the market for a personal loan?

Between dealing with in-laws, last-minute shopping trips and the office secret santa, Christmas can be a super stressful time - especially if you’ve got one eye on a dwindling bank balance the whole time.