01/11/2026
HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS ON DEPOSIT EARNING NOTHING?
Rates have gone up four times this year, and a fifth is expected tomorrow.
The other side of the ledger doesn't get much attention... the big four banks are holding more than $330 billion of customers’ money in accounts earning zero interest.
Bonus savings accounts don’t always help either. The ACCC found more than 70% of them missed the bonus rate because the monthly conditions weren’t met. Miss the conditions and you drop back to 0.1%.
If rates are rising on what you owe, make sure they’re rising on what you’ve saved.
✔️ Check what rate you’re actually earning
✔️ Check the conditions on your bonus account
✔️ If you have a home loan, ask whether an offset account would work harder for you