May 2012 Interest Rate Cut – CBA NAB ANZ Westpac

by Administrator on May 2, 2012

Update 14th May: ANZ reduce rates by 0.37% and AMP by 0.35%. We will also include their increase or 0.06% mid last month resulting in a net decrease of 0.31%

Update 4th May: Bank West reduce rates by 0.32%. and Westpac by 0.37%. More below

Update 3rd May: ING reduce rates by 0.30%. See other lenders in table below.

Update 1: Commonwealth Bank (CBA) reduced rates by 0.40%, NAB by 0.32%. Waiting on Westpac and other lenders. ANZ will make their decision next Friday.

The Reserve Bank of Australia reduced rates by 0.5%. It seems that each bank and lender will issue their interest rate decision in the coming days or weeks.

We will update each lenders decision on their variable rate interest rates for home loans and business loans here.

Current Bank Interest Rates Rate Cut
Adelaide Bank/ Bendigo Bank -0.35%
AMP -0.35%
ANZ -0.37+0.06= 0.31%
Bank of Melbourne -0.41%
Bank of Queensland -0.35%
BankWest -0.32%
Citibank No Decision Yet
Commonwealth Bank -0.40%
Homeside Lending -0.32%
ING Bank -0.30%
Member equity bank ( ME) -0.30%
RAMS -0.32%
NAB -0.32%
St George Bank -0.38%
Suncorp Bank -0.35%
Westpac -0.37%

 

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