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Banking and finance news for the slightly sceptical

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Mortgages, Fees & Fantasies

The economy is slowing, house prices are wobbling, mortgage rates are climbing, and banks are charging billions in fees. It’s been another exciting week on Money Road.

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  • June 5, 2026
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Rates, Rorts & Rage

Westpac admonished, CBA builds a robot, banks rewrite the rules and the rest of us feverishly refinance.

Read MoreRates, Rorts & Rage
  • May 29, 2026
Share market boom?

Speculate. Panic. Spin.

Share traders celebrate, banks kneecap borrowers, grim news for CBA and First Home Buyers experience something rare and mystical.

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  • May 21, 2026
The us and them budget

Leveraged, Looted, Limping

The Us v Them Budget. Mortgage numbers dive. ANZ goes Hollywood. Crims find a friend.

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  • May 15, 2026
Commonwealth dominates home lending

Rate Hikes, Racketeering, Rumours

Commonwealth dominates while Westpac weeps, Sydney's mortgage delusion and the fake loan scheme.

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  • May 7, 2026
Banks demand big tech companies pay more tax in Australia

Clash, Credit, Crackdown

Banks on the warpath, a hard lesson for Money3, Westpac ups the ante.

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  • April 30, 2026
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