ING slashes variable mortgage rates

ING has cut rates on variable-rate 'Mortgage Simplifier' and 'Orange Advantage' interest-only products by up to 60 basis points.

All up, 14 individual home loan rates were cut, with some of the more noteworthy ones being:

• Orange Advantage 150-499k: 60 basis point cut to 2.99% p.a. (3.33% p.a. comparison rate*)
• Mortgage Simplifier 150-499k: 60 basis point cut to 2.94% p.a. (2.96% p.a. comparison rate*)
• Inv Orange Advantage 150-499k: 15 basis point cut to 2.94% p.a. (3.28% p.a. comparison rate*)
• Inv Mortgage Simplifier 150-499k: 15 basis point cut to 2.89% p.a. (2.91% p.a. comparison rate*)

The main difference between the two product lines is that the Orange Advantage has a 100% offset account. 

The maximum loan-to-value ratio (LVR) across these home loans is 80%, meaning borrowers must have at least a 20% deposit.

These cuts follow NAB's fixed rate increases on Wednesday - at least the third time this year it has raised rates.

On Thursday, Gateway Bank also made a few changes to variable and fixed rate home loans. 

It decreased a number of investment loan rates for borrowers paying interest-only. Some noteworthy changes were:

• Premium Inv Variable 80% 150k+: 43 basis point cut to 2.79% p.a. (3.12% p.a. comparison rate*)
• Inv Low Rate Essentials IO: 43 basis point cut to 2.75% p.a. (2.78% p.a. comparison rate*)
• Premium Inv Fixed 1 Year: 14 basis point cut to 2.95% p.a. (5.02% p.a. comparison rate*)
• Premium Inv Fixed 3 Years: 14 basis point cut to 3.05% p.a. (4.67% p.a. comparison rate*)

Part of the reason for the seemingly high comparison rate on the fixed loans is because the rate reverts to the Standard Variable IO home loan after the fixed period ends.

In this case, the Standard Variable IO rate is 5.61% p.a. (5.67% p.a. comparison rate*).

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Disclaimers

The entire market was not considered in selecting the above products. Rather, a cut-down portion of the market has been considered which includes retail products from at least the big four banks, the top 10 customer-owned institutions and Australia’s larger non-banks:

• The big four banks are: ANZ, CBA, NAB and Westpac
• The top 10 customer-owned Institutions are the ten largest mutual banks, credit unions and building societies in Australia, ranked by assets under management in November 2020. They are (in descending order): Great Southern Bank, Newcastle Permanent, Heritage Bank, Peoples’ Choice Credit Union, Teachers Mutual Bank, Greater Bank, IMB Bank, Beyond Bank, Bank Australia and P&N Bank.
• The larger non-bank lenders are those who (in 2020) has more than $9 billion in Australian funded loans and advances. These groups are: Resimac, Pepper, Liberty and Firstmac.
• If you click on a product link and you are referred to a Product or Service Provider’s web page, it is highly likely that a commercial relationship exists between that Product or Service Provider and Savings.com.au

Some providers' products may not be available in all states. To be considered, the product and rate must be clearly published on the product provider's web site.

In the interests of full disclosure, Savings.com.au, Performance Drive and Loans.com.au are part of the Firstmac Group. To read about how Savings.com.au manages potential conflicts of interest, along with how we get paid, please click through onto the web site links.

*Comparison rate is based on a loan of $150,000 over a term of 25 years. Please note the comparison rate only applies to the examples given. Different loan amounts and terms will result in different comparison rates. Costs such as redraw fees and costs savings, such as fee waivers, are not included in the comparison rate but may influence the cost of the loan.

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