With the RBA widely tipped to raise the cash rate in June, banks have moved ahead of the curve.
In the past week, banks such as Bank of Queensland, ING, and Suncorp increased home loan rates after the RBA's cash rate hold on Tuesday caused a flurry of further speculation.
Westpac is the latest major bank to increase rates, while customer-owned institutions to increase rates in the past week include People's Choice and Newcastle Permanent.
Bank of Queensland
BOQ increased a wide range of fixed home loan rates, with some key increases including:
- Residential Fixed 1 Year Discount 80%: 75 basis point increase to 3.89% p.a. (3.31% p.a. comparison rate*)
- Residential Fixed 5 Years Discount 80%: 70 basis point increase to 4.79% p.a. (3.92% p.a. comparison rate*)
Notably, the bank's non-discounted advertised rates for residential one and five-year fixed products are now the same, and the one year fixed interest-only rate is lower than the P&I rate.
Key increases for investors included:
- Investment Fixed 1 Year Discount 80%: 75 basis point increase to 4.04% p.a. (3.48% p.a. comparison rate*)
- Investment Fixed 5 Years Discount 80%: 70 basis point increase to 4.94% p.a. (4.09% p.a. comparison rate*)
ING
The spread between one and five year fixed rates appears to be widening, with ING increasing rates by up to 75 basis points:
- Residential Fixed 1 Year 80%: 45 basis point increase to 3.29% p.a. (2.22% p.a. comparison rate*)
- Residential Fixed 5 Years 80%: 75 basis point increase to 5.09% p.a. (3.32% p.a. comparison rate*)
- Investment Fixed 1 Year: 45 basis point increase to 3.49% p.a. (2.75% p.a. comparison rate*)
- Investment Fixed 5 Years: 75 basis point increase to 5.19% p.a. (3.81% p.a. comparison rate*)
Suncorp
Suncorp increased home loan rates in much the same fashion, with a few key changes including:
- Residential Fixed 1 Year: 40 basis point increase to 3.59% p.a. (5.03% p.a. comparison rate*)
- Residential Fixed 5 Years: 45 basis point increase to 4.99% p.a. (5.17% p.a. comparison rate*)
- Investment Fixed 1 Year: 47 basis point increase to 3.81% p.a. (5.45% p.a. comparison rate*)
- Investment Fixed 5 Years: 49 basis point increase to 5.13% p.a. (5.47% p.a. comparison rate*)
Suncorp also has interest rate discounts on its packaged products as a special offer.
Customer-owned bank movements
It was much the same story in the customer-owned banking space, with two of the largest - People's Choice and Newcastle Permanent - increasing fixed home loan rates.
People's Choice
- Residential Fixed 1 Year: 25 basis point increase to 3.19% p.a. (4.54% p.a. comparison rate*)
- Residential Fixed 5 Years: 30 basis point increase to 4.69% p.a. (4.74% p.a. comparison rate*)
- Investment Fixed 1 Year: 25 basis point increase to 3.49% p.a. (5.15% p.a. comparison rate*)
- Investment Fixed 5 Years: 30 basis point increase to 4.99% p.a. (5.24% p.a. comparison rate*)
Newcastle Permanent
- Residential Fixed 1 Year: 20 basis point increase to 2.99% p.a. (4.17% p.a. comparison rate*)
- Residential Fixed 5 Years: 30 basis point increase to 4.49% p.a. (4.39% p.a. comparison rate*)
- Investment Fixed 1 Year: 10 basis point increase to 3.09% p.a. (4.49% p.a. comparison rate*)
- Investment Fixed 5 Years: 20 basis point increase to 4.59% p.a. (4.63% p.a. comparison rate*)
Newcastle Permanent is also distinct in the market in that it's one of the very few to offer seven and 10-year-fixed home loans, which it also increased by 30 basis points in the past week.
That said, the lender decreased its variable 'Real Deal' 80% LVR home loan by 10 basis points as a special offer.
Other customer-owned banks to increase rates this week include Gateway Bank and Auswide Bank.
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