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Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
How the big four banks are responding to the coronavirus crisis
Here is a summary of how the big four banks have responded to the coronavirus crisis and emergency RBA cash rate cut.
Home Loans
20 Mar, 2020
3 min read
Liz Seatter
Senior Finance Writer
ANZ the only big four bank to cut variable rates for existing customers
The fourth largest lender ANZ has bucked the trend, announcing they will cut variable rates for both new and existing home loan customers by 0.15 per cent.
Home Loans
20 Mar, 2020
3 min read
Liz Seatter
Senior Finance Writer
Westpac, NAB join CBA with cuts for small business but nothing for variable customers
Big banks Westpac and NAB have confirmed they will not cut rates for variable home loan customers, instead offering big cuts for small businesses and new fixed rate loans.
Home Loans
20 Mar, 2020
3 min read
Alison Cheung
Finance Writer
How the coronavirus could impact Australia’s property market
As Australia experiences a steep rise in confirmed cases of COVID-19 and a recession becomes more likely, concerns over the pandemic’s impact on the property market are mounting.
Home Loans
20 Mar, 2020
4 min read
Laine Gordon
Head of Public Relations
CBA slashes small business rates, holds back on variable home loan customers
Australia’s largest bank, CBA, has confirmed it will not pass on today’s 0.25 per cent emergency cash rate cut to its variable rate customers.
Home Loans
19 Mar, 2020
3 min read
Liz Seatter
Senior Finance Writer
Rate cut set for this Thursday: what this means for your mortgage
The RBA could potentially cut the cash rate as early as this Thursday, as the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic continues to amplify.
Home Loans
16 Mar, 2020
3 min read
Alison Cheung
Finance Writer
Lenders to focus efforts on catching liar home loans
Lenders want consumers to be more accountable for the debts they disclose when applying for a home loan.
Home Loans
15 Mar, 2020
3 min read
Laine Gordon
Head of Public Relations
Banks welcome riskier lending back into the fold
The banks are increasingly taking the foot off the brake on home lending, particularly for ‘riskier’ loans, according to APRA’s quarterly banking figures out today.
Home Loans
10 Mar, 2020
3 min read
Alison Cheung
Finance Writer
The lenders that are cutting home loan rates so far
More than 50 lenders have committed to reducing variable rates on home loans, three days after the Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision to slash the official cash rate to a new record low of 0.50 per cent.
Home Loans
06 Mar, 2020
3 min read
Liz Seatter
Senior Finance Writer
ING slashing fixed rates to new market low of 2.49%
Australia’s fifth largest bank, ING, is cutting fixed rates to as low as 2.49 per cent on its 3-year fixed rate, effective tomorrow.
Home Loans
05 Mar, 2020
3 min read
Laine Gordon
Head of Public Relations
The state of play, post RBA cut
Eighteen lenders have so far announced they will cut variable rates by up to 0.25 per cent, with all four big banks committing to passing the cut on in full.
Home Loans
03 Mar, 2020
3 min read
Laine Gordon
Head of Public Relations
RBA UPDATE: Big banks lead the rate cut charge
Australia’s two biggest banks, CBA and Westpac, have committed to passing on the full 0.25 per cent rate cut to their variable customers on the back of today’s emergency cash rate cut by the RBA.
Home Loans
03 Mar, 2020
2 min read
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