Laine Gordon is the Head of Public Relations at RateCity.com.au. She specializes in the banking and finance sectors, with a focus on personal finance, education, and education technology. Laine's insights on credit health, debt management, and the housing market have been featured in Canstar and other prominent platforms.
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Laine Gordon's coverage primarily focuses on personal finance and the financial sector in Australia. Her articles often cite data, indicating a preference for fact-based information and statistics.
Given her focus on personal finance, Laine would likely be interested in pitches related to consumer financial trends, impact of policy changes or economic indicators on individual finances, or expert analysis on shifts in savings rates, mortgage rates, refinancing options and their implications for Australian consumers.
As Laine's geographic focus is national (Australia), she may show particular interest in topics directly relevant to Australian financial markets and policies. Pitches that address the specific impacts of regulatory changes by institutions such as RBA hikes or developments within major banks could be particularly appealing to her.
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By: Laine Gordon
Headline inflation has fallen for the third consecutive month to 3.8%, taking pressure off a beleaguered RBA to issue a fourth rate hike in 2026.
Borrowers with a mortgage offset should check their account is working as intended after an ASIC investigation found bank errors have cost customers millions of dollars.
NAB and Westpac have announced shake-ups to their popular rewards credit cards to come into effect on 1 October as the RBA’s surcharge ban kicks in.
Australia’s fifth largest bank, Macquarie, has cut variable home loan rates as competition ramps up in the tussle for new customers.
By: Laine Gordon
In June, households charged $90.1 billion to credit and debit cards – the second highest total on record – despite an uptick in credit card debt.
By: Laine Gordon
While the RBA is expected to hold the cash rate, the Board is likely to warn further rate hikes could be required to bring inflation under control.
New home buyers who purchased with deposits of as little as 5% could find themselves in negative equity if property price forecast eventuates.
New mortgages value falls $5.4 billion in June quarter, buyers leave market post cash rate hikes and federal government’s property tax announcement.
CommBank announces changes to rewards credit cards from 29 September, two days before the RBA’s surcharge ban kicks in.
Term deposit rates may have hit their peak after Australia’s big four banks cut their top offers in a 24-hour cull.
