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Interest Rate News

The latest Australian interest rate news from Canstar’s team of finance journalists.

Read about the latest RBA cash rate decisions, and how the big four banks – Commonwealth Bank, National Australia Bank, Westpac and ANZ – and other lenders react, plus other interest rate news.

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Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) cash rate news
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Latest in Interest Rate News

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Finance News - June 11th

ANZ joins big four competitors in hiking long-term fixed home loan rates

ANZ is following its major bank competitors in increasing interest rates on some longer-term fixed home loans, but has also cut its two-year fixed rates for owner-occupiers and investors.

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Finance News - June 8th

Westpac increases interest rates on some short-term fixed home loans

Westpac is the second major bank to start increasing shorter-term fixed rate home loans this year, bringing in hikes of 0.10 percentage points for some homeowners.

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Finance News - May 25th

ING to shake up fixed home loan interest rates, with a mix of cuts and hikes

ING will make a number of changes to its fixed home loan interest rates for new customers tomorrow, but variable and investor loans will remain untouched for now.

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Finance News - May 12th

NAB and Macquarie Bank hike four-year and five-year fixed mortgage rates

NAB is increasing its four- and five-year fixed rates for homeowners from today. Macquarie Bank's longer-term fixed rates are going up too, as part of a broader trend in home loan movements.

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Finance News - April 19th

ANZ cuts variable mortgage rates for new borrowers, undercutting fellow majors

ANZ now has the cheapest variable package rates out of the big four banks, after cutting some mortgage rates today. But the majors are still well behind the cheapest offerings available from several smaller lenders on...

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Author: Nina Rinella

Nina is the Editor-in-Chief of Canstar, Australia’s biggest financial comparison site. She is responsible for leading the editorial strategy, and works with a team of journalists and SEO specialists to drive traffic through delivering compelling and insightful content to consumers looking for support with their finances. You can follow her on Instagram or Twitter.