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All the latest news on interest rates in Australia.

Home loan interest rates now hitting 9 percent

Home loan interest rates now hitting 9% – time to switch?

Home loan pain is reaching a fever pitch following the November RBA rate hike. Out of all the mortgage lenders that have increased their interest rates, Mozo has recorded 7 in our database whose standard variable rates (SVRs) are now over 9%. The rest mostly sit between 6% and 8%.

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Interest rate war is over as lenders make out of cycle rate hike

Interest rate war is over as lenders make out-of-cycle rate hikes

The last two months have seen a pause in the Reserve Bank of Australia’s rate-tightening cycle. With the cash rate held at 4.10%, lenders haven’t faced additional pressure to hike interest rates on their home loans – bringing some relief to mortgage payments. Or so we thought.

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