Major bank passes on RBA rate cut

Original article courtesy of The Advisor  written by James Mitchel

NAB has today announced that it will pass on the RBA’s full rate cut to mortgage customers.

The major bank will reduce its variable rate for home loans by 0.25 per cent.

This announcement means NAB’s Variable Rate for Home Loans (Standard Variable Rate) will reduce from 5.60 per cent p.a. to 5.35 per cent p.a.

NAB group executive personal banking Gavin Slater said in making the decision to change interest rates, the bank considers a range of factors.

“The circumstances of each decision will always vary and we must take into account factors such as competition, regulatory capital requirements and funding costs,” Mr Slater said.

“Today’s decision balances the needs of our home loan customers with our shareholders.”

The change applies to owner occupier and residential investment variable rate home loans.

“Today’s decision balances the needs of our home loan customers with our shareholders.”
— Gavin Slater, NAB group executive personal banking

For owner occupiers with NAB’s Variable Rate for Home Loans (Standard Variable Rate) the rate will reduce from 5.60 per cent p.a. to 5.35 per cent p.a.

For residential investors with NAB’s Variable Rate for Residential Investment Home Loans the rate will reduce from 5.75 per cent p.a. to 5.50 per cent p.a.

NAB will also reduce its rate on standard variable business rate lending products by 0.25 per cent.

The new rates will be effective from Monday 16 May 2016.

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