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  • Profile photo of Jamie MooreJamie Moore
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    They were one of the first to go to 4.99% on the 2 year fixed rate. 

    It's going up 30 points to 5.29% under the premier advantage package as of next Wednesday.

    Cheers

    Jamie

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    Profile photo of Mick CMick C
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    Wouldn't say it's a reflection on the current market, short term money and cost of funding is extremely low right now…the lowest it has been for a while and will stay at this level for the next 12-18 month; hence why we have been seeing massive discount on offer by some of the major players and non-banks.

    Having said that, Westpac has announced a 1% discount on new loans over $500,000 so this might be a reason for the increase in the fixed rate; spreading their cost of funding around and targeting the variable rate more.

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    Profile photo of Jamie MooreJamie Moore
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    The cheeky thing about WBC is that their SVR starts at a higher base than the rest of the others – so a 1% discount with WBC is more like a 0.9% discount everywhere else.

    Cheers

    Jamie

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