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RBA Lifts Rates 0.25% CBA Lifts Rates 0.45% !

Tue, 2010-11-02 19:45 — administrator

Today the RBA, Reserve Bank of Australia announced that they were lifting the official cash rate by 0.25%.

The official RBA media release is available at the RBA website 2 November 2010 RBA media release.

Inerestingly the Commonwealth Bank also announced today that they were increasing their inerest rates for home loans by up to 0.45%. Read more

Commonwealth Reduce Interest Rates 1.00%

Tue, 2008-12-02 14:12 — administrator

Commonwealth have moved quickly again to announce the full 1.00 percent cut to variable interest rates today following the Reserve Bank of Australia announcement a short while ago.

The Commonwealth Bank announced that it would be reducing its standard variable rate home loans, as from Friday 12 December 2008, passing on the full interest rate cut of 100 basis points made by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) earlier today.

Interest rates for the following lending products (new and existing borrowings) will change from Friday 12 December 2008: Read more

Commonwealth Bank Changes to Interest rates

Wed, 2008-10-22 18:35 — administrator

Changes to Variable and Fixed Home Loan / Investment Home Loan Rates

The Commonwealth Bank today announced that it will cut its variable interest rate and fixed rates for home loans and investment home loans, as from Thursday 30 October 2008.

Interest rates for the following lending products (new and existing borrowings) will change from Thursday 30 October 2008:
Standard Variable Rates Read more

Standard Variable Rate (including Low Doc) - 0.21 percent
12 Months Discounted Variable Rate - 0.21 percent

Commonwealth Fixed Interest Rate Home Loan Increase

Thu, 2008-04-10 10:42 — Broker

Commonwealth Bank have announced they are continuing to experience significant increases in the cost of funds, as a result of sustained market volatility. The announcement states that while Commonwealth continue to absorb some of these costs, it has become necessary to pass on a proportion of these costs through increasing the interest rate on a range of fixed rate home loan products.

These rates apply to all new fixed rate loans, and are effective Monday 14 April 2008.

Commonwealth 1 Year Guaranteed Rate and Fixed Rates will change as follows: Read more

Commonwealth Bank Variable Interest Rate Increase

Fri, 2008-04-04 16:43 — administrator

Commonwealth Bank have announced that effective Wednesday the 9th April 2008 an increase to the standard variable interest rate for home loans.

Standard Variable Rate, Line of Credit Residential Equity Rate, 12 Months Discounted Variable Rate, 3 Year Special Rate Saver Rate and Equity Unlock for Seniors will all increase by 0.12 percent for new and existing customers from Wednesday 9th April 2008

Commonwealth Bank Lifts Variable rate .35 basis points

Mon, 2008-03-10 16:56 — Broker

Bank announces .35bp interest rate rise

Monday 10th March 2008

Commonwealth Bank today announced the standard variable interest rate is to rise to 9.32% from Wednesday the 12th March 2008 for both new and existing customers.

The Reserve Bank of Australia lifted wholesale funding rates on Tuesday 4th March 2008 when they announced a 0.25% increase to the official cash rate.

The bank is raising the standard variable rate an additional 0.10% the reflect the continued cost of wholesale funding. Read more

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