It was another fairly busy week for customer-owned banks, as Heritage, CUA, and Auswide all cut home loan rates by up to 45 basis points.
Heritage Bank interest rate cuts
Heritage cut a wide variety of home loan interest rates by up to 19 basis points this week. Some of the key ones were:
- Home Advantage Investment Variable P&I <80% 150k+: 19 basis point cut to 2.99% p.a. (3.38% p.a. comparison rate*)
- Home Advantage Owner Occupier Variable 90% $700k+: 9 basis point cut to 2.99% p.a. (3.38% p.a. comparison rate*)
- DIscount Variable Owner Occupier P&I <80%: 9 basis point cut to 2.59% p.a. (2.64% p.a. comparison rate*)
This is how these lenders stack up among the wider owner occupier home loan market, as seen in the table below.
Smart Booster Home Loan
Product Features
- Discount variable for 1 year <=80% LVR
- No ongoing fees
- Unlimited redraw facility
Monthly repayments: $1,476
Advertised
Rate (p.a.)
1.99%
Comparison
Rate (p.a.)
2.47%
Product Features
- Discount variable for 1 year
- No ongoing fees
- Unlimited redraw facility
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%. If products listed have an LVR <80%, they will be clearly identified in the product name along with the specific LVR. The product and rate must be clearly published on the Product Provider’s web site. Monthly repayments were calculated based on the selected products’ advertised rates, applied to a $400,000 loan with a 30-year loan term.
CUA interest rate cuts
CUA slashed a few home loans on the 'Accelerate' line for both investors and owner occupiers, all by 20 basis points.
- Accelerate Variable P&I: Down to 2.94% p.a. (2.99% p.a. comparison rate*)
- Accelerate Variable IO: Down to 3.44% p.a. (3.08% p.a. comparison rate*)
- Inv Accelerate Variable P&I: Down to 3.37% p.a. (3.42% p.a. comparison rate*)
- Inv Accelerate Variable IO: Down to 3.72% p.a. (3.56% p.a. comparison rate*)
CUA's changes come after it announced it would be renaming itself to 'Great Southern Bank'.
Auswide Bank interest rate cuts
Auswide Bank cut a wide variety of investor loans by up to 45 basis points. Some of the key ones were:
- Freedom Package Inv Variable IO 75%: 45 basis point cut to 2.99% p.a. (3.40% p.a. comparison rate*)
- Freedom Package Inv Fixed P&I 3 Years 75%: 30 basis point cut to 2.29% p.a. (4.10% p.a. comparison rate*)
- Basic Variable Investment Loan P&I 75%: 40 basis point cut to 2.59% p.a. (2.61% p.a. comparison rate*)
The 'Freedom Package' loans are discounted as a 'special offer', meaning the discounted rate could end at any time.
Horizon Bank interest rate cuts
Horizon Bank cut fixed home loans between one and three years for both owner occupiers and investors. They were all cut by 20 basis points. Some details are:
- 1 Year: Down to 2.19% p.a. (3.41% p.a. comparison rate*)
- 2 Years: Down to 2.19% p.a. (3.30% p.a. comparison rate*)
- 3 Years: Down to 2.19% p.a. (3.20% p.a. comparison rate*)
- Inv 1 Year: Down to 2.44% p.a. (3.66% p.a. comparison rate*)
- Inv 2 Years: Down to 2.44% p.a. (3.55% p.a. comparison rate*)
- Inv 3 Years: Down to 2.44% p.a. (3.45% p.a. comparison rate*)
These comparison rates are for borrowers paying P&I, borrowing up to 80% LVR (i.e. a 20% deposit).
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