As the March deadline for mortgage deferrals approaches, banks across the country are beginning to stop applications for new freezes on mortgage repayments.
Customers generally perceive CommBank, Westpac, NAB and ANZ better through COVID-19 but they still lag behind midsize banks, according to two recent surveys.
The Reserve Bank's announcement on Tuesday caused a flurry of cuts, not least of which were quite a few lenders cutting home loans below 2% for the first time.