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Rebecca Pike

Rebecca Pike

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Rebecca Pike is Finder's senior writer for money. She joined Finder after almost four years writing for business publications in the mortgage and finance industry, including three years as editor of Mortgage Professional Australia. In her role she led several roundtable discussions with heads of banks and finance institutions, as well as livestream interviews and webinars. Rebecca has presented awards at the Australian Mortgage Awards, as well as the Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia Excellence Awards, for which she was a judge. Rebecca regularly appears as a money expert on programs like Sunrise and Today, as well as across radio and newspapers. She also holds ASIC-recognised certifications in Tier 1 Generic Knowledge certification and Tier 2 General Advice Deposit Products.

Expertise

  • Home loans
  • Cost of living
  • Budgeting

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts in English Language (with Politics);
  • Master of Arts in Multimedia Journalism;
  • National Council for the Training of Journalists certificate (UK);
  • National Qualification in Journalism certificate (UK).
  • Kaplan Professional Tier 1 Generic Knowledge – RG146 ASIC-recognised certification

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201 articles written by this author

Australian Mutual Bank Car Loan

Borrow up to 100% of the purchase price up to $100k and access a free redraw feature for any extra repayments you make.

Rebecca Pike 12 December 2024
Australian Mutual Bank Car Loan

RBA hold: No rate cut under the tree this Christmas

The RBA has ended the year by sticking to its guns and keeping the cash rate on hold, despite headline inflation reaching target.

Rebecca Pike 10 December 2024
RBA hold: No rate cut under the tree this Christmas

OurMoneyMarket Home Improvement Loan

Work towards the house of your dreams with a home improvement loan of up to $100,000 from OurMoneyMarket.

Rebecca Pike 9 December 2024
OurMoneyMarket Home Improvement Loan

OurMoneyMarket personal loans

OurMoneyMarket offers personal loan solutions for whatever your need. Whether you want to buy a new car, pay for your wedding or renovate your home, you can choose between secured and unsecured loan options.

Rebecca Pike 29 October 2024
OurMoneyMarket personal loans

carbar Novated Leasing

Choose from one of carbar’s wide range of vehicles and drive away with simple repayments and less income tax

Rebecca Pike 11 October 2024
carbar Novated Leasing

WTF is going on with the Help to Buy scheme in parliament right now?

The government is trying to pass its Help to Buy scheme through parliament but both the Coalition and the Greens have rejected it once already. What is the scheme and how would it help Australians?

Rebecca Pike 3 October 2024
WTF is going on with the Help to Buy scheme in parliament right now?

NRMA Insurance Home Loans

NRMA Insurance offers both fixed and variable home loans both with optional offset accounts. With a completely digital application, you can apply online with speed and ease.

Rebecca Pike 1 October 2024
NRMA Insurance Home Loans

RBA stands firm despite borrower pain and “crazy” behaviour from the Greens

The RBA has kept the cash rate on hold, despite some pretty intense calls for a cut from the Greens party.

Rebecca Pike 24 September 2024
RBA stands firm despite borrower pain and “crazy” behaviour from the Greens

Scams Week: How a scammer lured an elderly customer with ‘prize money’

ANZ is sharing stories of preventing customers falling for scams. Prize money scams remain prevalent and people continue to fall for them.

Rebecca Pike 30 August 2024
Scams Week: How a scammer lured an elderly customer with ‘prize money’

Scams Week: How one customer almost lost $37,500 to a bank impersonator

ANZ shares a story about one customer who fell for a bank impersonation scam and almost lost $37,500.

Rebecca Pike 29 August 2024
Scams Week: How one customer almost lost $37,500 to a bank impersonator
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