Creditors are checking your credit file. How often do you? If you don’t, you might find yourself turned down for credit or you could even make your credit history worse! But when should you check your credit file?

Here are five times when it would be a good idea for you to check your credit file:
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Three new financial products now offerred by Virgin Money, in conjunction with Citibank Australia, include an online savings account, a travel rewards credit card tied to the airline Virgin Blue, and another credit card with no annual fee. read more..

The commodity boom economists have been predicting for months arrived in the June quarter as export prices increased by an historic level.

According to the Bureau of Statistics, the price of goods Australia exported surged by 16.1% in that quarter. That’s the largest increase recorded since at least 1974, when these figures were first tallied.
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Do you want more from your credit card? Are you considering a frequent flyer card, but are tired of all of the airline limitations? If you want a platinum frequent flyer card with more freedom, you might want to consider the Bank of Queensland Platinum credit card. Not only can you earn more points per dollar spent than on many cards (and without having to carry two cards around), but you aren’t limited to redeeming frequent flyer points with a single airline! read more..

The inflation report for the June quarter will be released Wednesday, and many economists expect it will convince the Reserve Bank to raise the overnight cash rate yet again—sooner or later. read more..