Category: variable interest rate

No Change to September Interest Rates

The RBA has decided to leave the official cash rate unchanged at 1% as it continues to assess the impact of its June and July cuts. In making this decision not to drop rates again the RBA will have considered emerging evidence of an improving housing market, supported by strong auction clearance rates in Sydney
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Has your bank passed the June 2019 interest rate cut on?

Soon after the Reserve Bank of Australia announced they will reduce the official cash rate from 1.50% to 1.25%, NAB and Commonwealth Bank have decided to pass on the full interest cut off their variable rate lending by 0.25%. ANZ and Westpac have decided not to pass on the full amount and only pass on
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Interest Rates Down by 0.25%

With the uncertainty of the federal election behind it, the RBA has decided to reduce the official cash rate to 1.25% as it tries to stimulate household spending and the economy. This is the first rate move since August 2016 and I’d like to share some thoughts on why the Reserve Bank of Australia has
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NAB Increases Home and Investment Loan Interest Rates

  Today NAB (National Australia Bank) have decided increase their owner occupied variable interest rates by 0.12% only if they are principal and interest repayments. For owner occupied interest only and investment loansĀ  the interest rate has increased by 0.16%. Please see the table below for summary. Interest rate Owner Occupied P&I Owner Occupied IOL
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