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