It’s been over a month since the RBA cut the official cash rate to 1.00%, but the rate cuts keep coming.
A number of lenders, including loans.com.au, have recently slashed a number of fixed rate home loans for owner occupiers and investors by up to 85 basis points.
Tic:Toc fixed rate cuts
Online lender Tic:Toc has announced fixed rate cuts of up to 85 basis points across a number of its investor and owner occupier home loans.
Among the largest rate reductions, the Live-in Fixed 3-year rate for owner occupiers making principal and interest repayments was slashed by 85 basis points to 2.99% p.a. (3.09% p.a. comparison rate*).
Meanwhile, changes to Tic:Toc’s Investment fixed home loan, effective from 9 August, are as follows:
- One-year fixed principal and interest rates have been reduced by 75 basis points to 3.09% p.a. (3.34% p.a. comparison rate*)
- Three-year fixed principal and interest rates have been reduced by 80 basis points to 3.09% p.a. (3.34% p.a. comparison rate*)
- One-year fixed interest only rates have been reduced by 79 basis points to 3.25% p.a. (3.33% p.a. comparison rate*)
- Three-year fixed interest only rates have been reduced by 74 basis points to 3.25% p.a. (3.33% p.a. comparison rate*)
Looking for a low variable rate home loan? The table below displays owner occupier products which may represent the best of the big four banks, best of the top 10 customer-owned banks and the best of the larger non-banks.
| Company | Ad rate p.a. |
Comp rate* p.a. |
Monthly repayments |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purchase or Refi, P&I 80% Smart Home Loan | 3.03% | 3.05% | $1,693 | More details |
| Real Deal P&I Special Offer 90% 150k+ | 3.15% | 3.16% | $1,718 | More details |
| Base Variable Rate P&I Special Offer <80% | 3.35% | 3.39% | $1,763 | More details |
| Ad rate p.a. |
Comp rate* p.a. |
Monthly repayments |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Purchase or Refi, P&I 80% Smart Home Loan | |||
| 3.03% | 3.05% | $1,693 | |
| More details | |||
| Real Deal P&I Special Offer 90% 150k+ | |||
| 3.15% | 3.16% | $1,718 | |
| More details | |||
| Base Variable Rate P&I Special Offer <80% | |||
| 3.35% | 3.39% | $1,763 | |
| More details | |||
*Data accurate as at 2 August 2019. See disclaimer. This table shows (at the time of writing) some of the sharpest rates on offer from the big 4, the top 10 customer-owned institutions (e.g. not-for-profits, credit unions etc.) and the larger non-banks (for their variable, P&I, owner-occupier, non-honeymoon home loans with a loan amount of $400,000).
ME Bank fixed rate cuts
ME Bank has made a number of changes to its range of fixed rate home loans this week, most notably slashing 3-year fixed rates to a historic low for the bank.
The bank announced a 40 basis point reduction to its three-year fixed home loan for owner occupiers to 3.18% p.a. (3.87% p.a. comparison rate*) – the lowest rate ever offered by the bank, according to ME.
Suncorp fixed rate cuts
Suncorp Bank reduced fixed rates across a range of home loan offerings.
The Queensland-based lender cut its two and three-year fixed rates across its owner occupier loans.
Fixed rate cuts for owner occupiers:
- Two-year fixed principal and interest Home Package Plus Special Offer have been reduced by 20 basis points to 3.09% p.a. (3.90% p.a. comparison rate*)
- Three-year fixed principal and interest Home Package Plus Special Offer have been reduced by 20 basis points to 2.99% p.a. (3.84% p.a. comparison rate*)
Heritage Bank fixed rate cuts
Heritage Bank this week cut fixed rates on its home loans by up to 30 basis points.
- Two-year fixed Residential have been reduced by 30 basis points to 3.14% p.a. (4.67% p.a. comparison rate*)
- Three-year fixed Residential have been reduced by 30 basis points to 3.19% p.a. (4.55% p.a. comparison rate*)
- Two-year fixed Home Advantage Residential have been reduced by 30 basis points to 3.14% p.a. (3.75% p.a. comparison rate*)
- Three-year fixed Home Advantage Residential have been reduced by 30 basis points to 3.19% p.a. (3.74% p.a. comparison rate*)
Loans.com.au fixed rate cuts
In case you missed it, online lender Loans.com.au cut fixed home loan rates at the start of August by up to 60 basis points.
Their Fixed Home Loan 3-year rate for owner occupiers making interest only repayments was slashed by a big 60 basis points to 3.54% p.a. (3.51% p.a. comparison rate*).
Meanwhile, the Fixed Home Loan 3-year fixed term rate for investors was trimmed by 55 basis points to 3.79% p.a. (3.83% p.a. comparison rate*).
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