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There was a flurry of rate cuts this week, as two of the big four and other lenders made moves ahead of the Reserve Bank's cash rate decision next month.
In the past seven days, ANZ, Westpac, Bankwest, Auswide Bank, Bank Australia, MOVE Bank, and People's Choice Credit Union all made cuts - large and small - to some of their home loan interest rates.
A variety of fixed-rate, variable-rate, interest only (IO) and principal and interest (P&I) loans were cut for customers with a range of LVRs.
ANZ
ANZ made cuts to its 'Simplicity Plus' P&I home loan rates as a 'special offer' - be aware that offers can be withdrawn at any time.
- <80% LVR: 12 basis point cut to 3.12% p.a. (3.16% p.a. comparison rate*)
- >80% LVR: 20 basis point cut to 3.38% p.a. (3.42% p.a. comparison rate*)
Westpac
Westpac made changes to a few of its investment home loans across two key product lines: Premier Advantage package and its regular investment loans. For 80% LVR loans, the cuts are as follows:
- Premier Advantage P&I 1 year: 50 basis point cut to 3.19% p.a. (4.40% p.a. comparison rate*)
- Premier Advantage P&I 4 years: 50 basis point cut to 3.19% p.a. (4.18% p.a. comparison rate*)
- Premier Advantage P&I 5 years: 50 basis point cut to 3.19% p.a. (4.12% p.a. comparison rate*)
- P&I 1 year: 50 basis point cut to 3.39% p.a. (5.32% p.a. comparison rate*)
- P&I 4 years: 50 basis point cut to 3.39% p.a. (4.83% p.a. comparison rate*)
- P&I 5 years: 50 basis point cut to 3.39% p.a. (4.69% p.a. comparison rate*)
Bankwest
Bankwest made numerous cuts to a variety of its fixed-rate products, including home loans for owner occupiers, and investors.
Owner occupiers
- Complete P&I 5 years: 60 basis point cut to 3.19% p.a. (3.85% p.a. comparison rate*)
- Complete P&I 4 years: 75 basis point cut to 3.49% p.a. (3.98% p.a. comparison rate*)
- Complete P&I 3 years: six basis point cut to 2.93% p.a. (3.84% p.a. comparison rate*)
- Complete P&I 2 years: 10 basis point cut to 3.09% p.a. (3.92% p.a. comparison rate*)
- Complete P&I 1 year: 52 basis point cut to 3.49% p.a. (4.00% p.a. comparison rate*)
Investors
- Complete P&I 5 years: 50 basis point cut to 3.49% p.a. (4.32% p.a. comparison rate*)
- Complete P&I 4 years: 61 basis point cut to 3.79% p.a. (4.46% p.a. comparison rate*)
- Complete P&I 3 years: 29 basis point cut to 3.29% p.a. (4.36% p.a. comparison rate*)
- Complete P&I 2 years: nine basis point cut to 3.79% p.a. (4.52% p.a. comparison rate*)
- Complete P&I 1 year: 32 basis point cut to 3.79% p.a. (4.56% p.a. comparison rate*)
The table below displays a snapshot of some low-rate, variable, owner-occupied home loans.
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FEATUREDUNLIMITED REDRAWSSPECIAL OFFER | Smart Booster Home Loan Discounted Variable - 2yr (LVR < 80%)
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Smart Booster Home Loan Discounted Variable - 2yr (LVR < 80%)
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FEATURED100% FULL OFFSET ACCOUNTNO APPLICATION FEE OR ONGOING FEES | Low Rate Home Loan - Prime (Principal and Interest) (Owner Occupied) (LVR < 60%)
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Low Rate Home Loan - Prime (Principal and Interest) (Owner Occupied) (LVR < 60%)
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Variable | More details | ||||||||||||
QLD/NSW/VIC/SA METRO & INNER REGIONAL AREAS | Variable Home Loan (Principal and Interest)
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Variable Home Loan (Principal and Interest)
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Variable | More details | ||||||||||||
REFINANCE ONLY | Variable Rate Home Loan – Refinance Only
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Variable Rate Home Loan – Refinance Only
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Variable | More details | ||||||||||||
NO ONGOING FEESFREE REDRAW FACILITY | Live-in Variable Loan (Principal and Interest) (LVR < 90%)
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Live-in Variable Loan (Principal and Interest) (LVR < 90%)
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- Fast turnaround times, can meet 30-day settlement
- For purchase and refinance, min 20% deposit
- No ongoing or monthly fees, add offset for 0.10%
Base criteria of: a $400,000 loan amount, variable, fixed, principal and interest (P&I) home loans with an LVR (loan-to-value) ratio of at least 80%. However, the ‘Compare Home Loans’ table allows for calculations to be made on variables as selected and input by the user. All products will list the LVR with the product and rate which are clearly published on the Product Provider’s web site. Monthly repayments, once the base criteria are altered by the user, will be based on the selected products’ advertised rates and determined by the loan amount, repayment type, loan term and LVR as input by the user/you. *The Comparison rate is based on a $150,000 loan over 25 years. Warning: this comparison rate is true only for this example and may not include all fees and charges. Different terms, fees or other loan amounts might result in a different comparison rate. Rates correct as of July 3, 2022. View disclaimer.
Auswide Bank
- Auswide Bank made a cut of 32 basis points to its Freedom Package fixed 3 year Special, for loans of 100k+ with <90% LVR, to 2.97% p.a. (3.99% p.a. comparison rate*)
Bank Australia
- Bank Australia made a 30 basis point cut to its Basic Home Loan <90% LVR for loans 150k or more, to 2.95% p.a. (2.99% p.a. comparison rate*)
Move Bank
- Move Bank made a 24 basis point cut to its Ultra Low Lockit 3 year fixed loan to 2.74% p.a. (3.82% p.a. comparison rate*)
People's Choice Credit Union
People's Choice made numerous cuts to its fixed investor home loans - both principal and interest, and interest only.
- Package Fixed IO 2 years 100k+: 10 basis point cut to 3.44% p.a. (4.94% p.a. comparison rate*)
- Package Fixed IO 3 years 100k+: 10 basis point cut to 3.44% p.a. (4.82% p.a. comparison rate*)
- Package Fixed IO 4 years 100k+: 10 basis point cut to 3.94% p.a. (4.89% p.a. comparison rate*)
- Package Fixed IO 5 years 100k+: 10 basis point cut to 4.04% p.a. (4.87% p.a. comparison rate*)
- Package Fixed P&I 2 years 100k+: 10 basis point cut to 3.18% p.a. (4.65% p.a. comparison rate*)
- Package Fixed P&I 3 years 100k+: 10 basis point cut to 3.28% p.a. (4.57% p.a. comparison rate*)
- Package Fixed P&I 4 years 100k+: 10 basis point cut to 3.74% p.a. (4.63% p.a. comparison rate*)
- Package Fixed P&I 5 years 100k+: 10 basis point cut to 3.74% p.a. (4.58% p.a. comparison rate*)
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