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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