Why does it takes so long to clear a foreign cheque and why can a regional bank can clear the same cheque faster?
Effie Zahos
 | Effie Zahos is editor-at-large at Canstar and a financial commentator. She is the author of A Real Girl's Guide to Money: From Converse to Louboutins, and a regular money commentator on TV and radio across Australia. In 1999, a background in banking Effie helped kickstart Money, which she edited until 2019. Effie holds a Bachelor's degree in economics. |
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I have two online saving accounts and neither is paying me the advertised interest rates. This, they say, is reserved for new customers. How is this fair?
"EFTPOS minimum $10". We've all seen these signs, and to make matters worse, some retailers also charge an EFTPOS fee. So can retailers really demand an EFTPOS minimum spend?
More than 80 percent of home loan contracts stipulate an exit fee. This fee should not be confused with break costs associated with fixed-rate loans.
Jane invested $15,000 in a Bank of Queensland term deposit. When it matured she asked to withdraw it in cash, but was told it was against bank policy.
