Westpac raises fixed home loan rates for second time in three weeks

By Tom Watson · · 2 min read
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The deluge of hikes to fixed interest home loan rates show no signs of letting up, with major bank Westpac adding to the swell this morning by increasing rates by 10 to 30 basis points on a number of loans.

This is the second time Westpac has lifted its fixed rates already this year, having made similar increases in late January, and it’s now the fifth increase made by the bank since the start of November.

The latest changes impact the rates available to both new owner occupier and investor borrowers on two of Westpac’s loans: the Fixed Options Home Loan and the Fixed Options Home Loan (Premier Advantage Package).

That means that the lowest advertised fixed rates from Westpac that are available to owner-occupier borrowers (80% LVR) are now:

  • 1-year: 2.59% p.a. (3.64% p.a. comparison rate*) with the Fixed Options (Package)
  • 2-year: 2.84% p.a. (3.62% p.a. comparison rate*) with the Fixed Options (Package)
  • 3-year: 3.24% p.a. (3.69% p.a. comparison rate*) with the Fixed Options (Package)
  • 4-year: 3.64% p.a. (3.82% p.a. comparison rate*) with the Fixed Options (Package)
  • 5-year: 3.89% p.a. (3.94% p.a. comparison rate*) with the Fixed Options (Package)

The changes aren’t limited to Westpac though, as Westpac Group lenders Bank of Melbourne, BankSA and St.George made similar rate increases to their respective mortgages this morning.

Westpac’s fellow major banks have also been involved in the fixed rate hike action, with ANZ lifting rates on Tuesday after CBA and NAB made moves of their own last week.

As a result, here’s a snapshot of the lowest advertised fixed rates available to owner occupiers (with an 80% LVR) from the four major banks across one, three and five-year terms:

Lowest big four fixed home loan rates - February 10, 2022

1-year 3-year 5-year
ANZ 2.49% p.a. (3.37% p.a. comparison rate*) 3.39% p.a. (3.52% p.a. comparison rate*) 3.99% p.a. (3.82% p.a. comparison rate*)
CBA 2.59% p.a. (4.15% p.a. comparison rate*) 3.24% p.a. (4.11% p.a. comparison rate*) 3.79% p.a. (4.24% p.a. comparison rate*)
NAB 2.64% p.a. (3.94% p.a. comparison rate*) 3.34% p.a. (3.96% p.a. comparison rate*) 3.69% p.a. (4.06% p.a. comparison rate*)
Westpac 2.59% p.a. (3.64% p.a. comparison rate*) 3.24% p.a. (3.69% p.a. comparison rate*) 3.89% p.a. (3.94% p.a. comparison rate*)

The major banks have hardly been alone in raising fixed rates though. Since the end of 2021 our fixed rate averages, which are pulled from loans being tracked in the Mozo database, have all skyrocketed - particularly for the longer three, four and five-year terms.

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