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Major banks pass on rate rise

All four of the nation's biggest banks passed along the rate rise yesterday following the Reserve Bank's decision to push rates up by 25 basis points.

It's the RBA's sixth increase in eight months, bringing the official cash rate to 4.5%. Treasurer Wayne Swan said it was "unfortunately one of the difficult consequences of an economy recovering better than other advanced economies".

CBA was the first the react to the RBA's decision announcing its own change to interest rates within minutes of the announcement. But ANZ, NAB and Westpac were not far behind. The banks also passed on the full rate rise to their high-interest deposits accounts.

The changes will bring Westpac's variable loan to 7.51%, while ANZ and CBA's variable home loan sits at 7.41% and 7.36% respectively. NAB's variable rate product is the lowest at 7.24%.

Repayments will increase by another $48 per month on an average $300,000 mortgage.

By Andrea Cornish | 05 May 2010
Source: Broker News