CBA increases rate

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  1. jins13

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    The oligopoly at play.
     
  3. Peter_Tersteeg

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    15 basis points increase. Not as bad as Westpac and they're starting from a lower base. Still ****** me off, they've given us every indication recently that they're well on track to meet APRAs cash buffer requirements.

    I was kind of hoping that none of the others would follow Westpac, but this kind of opens the flood gates.
     
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    can it get any worse?
     
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    I'm confused. Why are there even floodgates to open?

    I thought this was how it played out:

    1) APRA tightened the rules again, I recall this was around May
    2) Almost all the banks increased rates except Westpac, because of a system issue

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    3) Months later (now), Westpac increases rates, catching up with the rest


    Aren't Westpac simply catching up with an increase that all the other banks implemented ages ago? It's not like they're doing a second increase like CBA? I was surprised that everyone was angry at Westpac, because I thought they were just doing what everyone else had already done. Maybe I'm missing something.
     
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    **** me!
     
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    interesting they didn't add it to their 3 year discounted product, OO or investment....It does get loaded after the initially 3 years though.
     
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    Most people would change by then i suspect?
     
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    It probably only affects distressed mortgagees and if someone is going to get distressed at just 15c increase, they should have stayed in rentals.

    Besides, most investors have deep discounts anyways.
     
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    I thought their .27 increase earlier in the year was a bit rude.

    Bugger.
     
  12. EN710

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    Not me! Not going to be distressed, but hey, less cost is nice... :oops:

    Ffs commbank!
     
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    Think about it, you will be paying less for your next investment property. I predict near empty open houses this saturday atleast for western sydney.
     
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    Yes you are. Most banks increased rates for investment loans but not OO loans. Westpac were the first to increase rates for OO loans.
     
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    Would people really stop bidding over 15 basis points? Drop in the ocean really. I'm more interested in what the US Fed does tbh.
     
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    No point blaming the banks, APRA gave them the excuse.
     
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    the people who A, remember and have the motivation and B, are eligible to change lenders/products.

    There's quite a high proportion of people are A, and of the rest quite a few will get stuck at B with the changes to lending going on.
     
  18. Steven Ryan

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    Other majors will follow.

    It does open the door for second tier lenders to potentially compete for market share with sharper rates.

    I reckon we'll be back at square one by Q2 2016 after another cut or two are passed on in part.
     
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    Will they also raise their deposit rates ie with online saving accounts etc. In July after Anz raised its HL rates they also raised their deposit rates
     
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