Credit card spending slumps as crunch and rates bite The total amount spent on credit cards during March dropped slightly, as rising interest rates and the credit crunch halted consumer spending, new statistics have revealed.
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| Credit Card | Purchase Rate | Balance
Transfer |
Interest Free Days | Reward Points | Card Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
St George Vertigo MasterCard |
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10.99% p.a |
0% p.a (for first 6 months) |
Up to 55 days | St.George Instant Benefits | $45 | |
Citibank Clear |
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11.99% p.a |
0% p.a (for first 6 months) |
Up to 55 days | N/A | $65 | |
Aussie MasterCard |
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11.99% p.a |
0% p.a (for first 6 months) |
Up to 55 days | N/A | $49 | |
NAB Low Rate Visa Card |
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12.79% p.a |
0% p.a (for up to 6 months limited time only) |
Up to 55 days | N/A | $49 | |
ANZ Low Rate MasterCard |
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12.99% p.a |
0% p.a (for first 6 months) |
Up to 55 days | N/A | $58 | |
St George Starts Low, Stays Low Credit Card |
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12.99% p.a |
12.99% p.a |
Up to 55 days | St.George Instant Benefits | $59 | |
Commonwealth Bank Low Rate Card |
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13.24% p.a |
5.99% p.a (for first 5 months) |
Up to 55 days | N/A | $48 | |
ANZ Balance Credit Card |
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13.99% p.a |
0% p.a (for first 6 months) |
Up to 55 days | 1 Reward Point for every $1 you repay to your balance | $79 | |
St George Platinum Visa |
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14.25% p.a |
3.99% p.a (for the first 6 months) |
Up to 55 days | Exclusive Platinum card programs offered by Visa and MasterCard | $89 | |
St George Gold Low Rate Credit Card |
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14.25% p.a |
14.25% p.a |
Up to 55 days | St.George Instant Benefits | $79 | |
St George No Annual Fee Card |
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17.75% p.a |
17.75% p.a |
N/A | St.George Instant Benefits | FREE | |
Commonwealth Bank No Fee Card |
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18.24% p.a |
5.99% p.a (for first 5 months) |
0 Days Interest Free | N/A | FREE | |
AMEX Gold Credit Card |
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18.24% p.a |
6.99% p.a (for first 6 months) |
Up to 55 days | $1 spent = 1 Membership Rewards | $49 | |
AMEX Platinum Credit Card |
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18.24% p.a |
6.99% p.a (for the life of the balance transferred) |
Up to 55 days | Up to 1.5 points for each dollar spent, up to $100, 000 p.a. | $395 | |
AMEX Blue Sky Credit Card |
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18.49% p.a |
6.99% p.a (for the life of the balance transferred) |
Up to 55 days | $1 = 1 Point | $95 | |
NAB Visa Mini |
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18.74% p.a |
5.9% p.a (for up to 6 months) |
Up to 55 days | N/A | $24 | |
AMEX Qantas Premium Credit Card |
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18.99% p.a |
% p.a N/A |
Up to 55 days | $1 = 1.25 points | $195 | |
AMEX Qantas Ultimate Credit Card |
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18.99% p.a |
% p.a N/A |
Up to 55 days | $1 = 1.5 points | $395 | |
NAB Gold Card |
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18.99% p.a |
% p.a N/A |
Up to 44 days | Link your NAB Gold Card to your FlyBuys membership at no extra cost | $90 | |
NAB Standard Card |
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18.99% p.a |
% p.a N/A |
Up to 44 days | your NAB Standard Card to your FlyBuys membership at no extra cost | $30 | |
ANZ First CreditCard |
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19.49% p.a |
7.99% p.a (for first 6 months) |
Up to 44 days | N/A | $30 | |
ANZ Visa Gold Credit Card |
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19.49% p.a |
7.99% p.a (for first 6 months) |
Up to 55 days | N/A | $87 | |
Velocity NAB Standard Card |
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19.64% p.a |
3.99% p.a (for up to 6 months) |
Up to 44 days | $2 = 1 point on Visa, $2 = 1.5 points on American Express | $65 | |
Velocity NAB Gold Card |
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19.64% p.a |
3.99% p.a (for up to 6 months) |
Up to 44 days | $2 = 1 point on Visa, $2 = 2 points on American Express | $150 | |
Commonwealth Bank Low Fee Card - Special offer for CBA customers - No Annual Fee if you spend $1000 or more per year. |
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19.64% p.a |
5.99% p.a (for first 5 months) |
Up to 55 days | N/A | $24 | |
Citibank BP MasterCard |
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19.89% p.a |
2.9% p.a (for first 12 months) |
N/A | 10% off petrol at BP. 1% everywhere else | $79 | |
ANZ Visa Rewards Card |
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20.74% p.a |
0% p.a (for first 6 months) |
Up to 44 days | $1.5 = 1 Point | $48 | |
Citibank Gold Card |
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20.74% p.a |
2.9% p.a (for first 12 months) |
Up to 55 days | $1 = 1 Point | $119 | |
ANZ Qantas Freq Flyer Visa Gold |
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20.74% p.a |
2.9% p.a (for first 12 months) |
Up to 55 days | $1 = 1 point up to $2500pcm | $150 | |
ANZ Qantas Freq Flyer Visa |
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20.74% p.a |
2.9% p.a (for first 12 months) |
Up to 44 days | $1 = 1 point up to $1500pcm | $95 | |
Citibank Platinum Credit Card |
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20.74% p.a |
2.9% p.a (for first 12 months) |
Up to 55 days | FREE personalised 1-for-1 rewards program | $250 | |
Commonwealth Bank Awards Card |
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20.74% p.a |
5.99% p.a (for first 5 months) |
Up to 55 days | Commonwealth Awards program. | $59 | |
Commonwealth Bank Gold Card |
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20.74% p.a |
5.99% p.a (for first 5 months) |
Up to 55 days | Commonwealth Awards program + special Gold offers. | $114 | |
Commonwealth Bank Platinum Card |
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20.74% p.a |
5.99% p.a (for first 5 months) |
Up to 55 days | Awards program, Platinum offers and bonus points | $200 | |