Westpac Group cuts new customer rates in a bid to boost its home loan book

Australia’s second largest bank, Westpac, has today cut its basic variable rate to 2.69 per cent, but the offer is solely reserved for new customers with a deposit of more than 30 per cent.

RBA to hold: have home loan rates hit the bottom?

The Reserve Bank is expected to keep the cash rate on hold at 0.25 per cent when it meets today, but the rate cuts keep coming from the banks for new home loan customers.

Record low rates easing the burden for mortgage holders

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has kept the cash rate on hold at 0.25 per cent at a time when a growing number of Australians are struggling to make their monthly repayments.

Variable rates hit new record low ahead of RBA meeting

While the cash rate is set to remain at 0.25 per cent at this Tuesday’s RBA meeting, home loan rates continue to fall, with a new record low variable rate of 2.29 per cent.

The savings accounts with higher interest rates than home loans

While home loan interest rates have plunged to as low as 2.09 per cent, some banks have lifted their short-term savings rates to as high as 2.65 per cent for new customers.

Savings surprise: Why some term deposit rates are on the rise

Banks are lifting some of their term deposit rates, despite the emergency cash rate cut last week, in a small win for savers during the coronavirus crisis.

ANZ the only big four bank to cut variable rates for existing customers

The fourth largest lender ANZ has bucked the trend, announcing they will cut variable rates for both new and existing home loan customers by 0.15 per cent.

Westpac, NAB join CBA with cuts for small business but nothing for variable customers

Big banks Westpac and NAB have confirmed they will not cut rates for variable home loan customers, instead offering big cuts for small businesses and new fixed rate loans.

Rate cut set for this Thursday: what this means for your mortgage

The RBA could potentially cut the cash rate as early as this Thursday, as the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic continues to amplify.

Westpac the last of the big four to cut savings rates

Australia’s second largest bank, Westpac, has this afternoon announced it will cut savings rates between 0.05 and 0.25 per cent, effective from Tuesday next week.