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 an ASIC-recognised Tier 1 Generic Knowledge certification.
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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Refinancing savings are plunging as rates rise – here’s how to stay ahead
Finder's Housing Market Report shows mortgage stress is key reason borrowers are refinancing, but savings are getting smaller and confidence is low.

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RBA holds but 42% of experts say another rate rise is coming soon
Every economist that Finder surveyed ahead of the cash rate decision predicted the board would hold the cash rate at 4.10% for the 4th month in a row.

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Lowe leaves on a hold: but are there more rate rises to come?
The RBA has announced a cash rate hold for the third month in a row, as inflation continues to fall faster than expected. But has the cash rate peaked or are there more rate rises to come?
