NAB cut its base variable home loan rates on Thursday, bringing them in line with two of its big bank peers Commonwealth Bank and Westpac.

Its base variable rate for new owner-occupiers making principal and interest (P&I) repayments is now 6.44% p.a. (6.48% p.a. comparison rate*), a 40-basis point drop.

NAB's interest only (IO) rates for both owner-occupiers and investors have been dropped by 60 basis points.

Here are NAB’s new rates:

Product Change (% p.a.) New rate Comparison rate*
Base variable (P&I) -0.40 6.44% p.a. 6.48% p.a.
Base variable (IO) -0.60 7.34% p.a. 6.87% p.a.
Investor base variable (P&I) -0.40 6.96% p.a. 7.00% p.a.
Investor base variable (IO) -0.60 7.67% p.a. 7.32% p.a.

NAB’s basic variable home loans come with no application or monthly fees and the above rates are available to owner-occupiers with loan-to-value ratios (LVR) up to 95%.

Investors need LVRs of 90% or less to secure the new rates.

NAB joins big two in base variable rate offerings

NAB’s new rates see it in line with similar basic product rates at Commonwealth Bank and Westpac.

CommBank’s Standard Variable rate of 6.34% p.a. (6.72% p.a. comparison rate) comes as part of its Wealth Package, which demands an annual fee of $395.

Westpac’s Featured Basic Variable rate is 6.44% p.a. (6.76% p.a. comparison rate), including a two-year 1.64% p.a. discount and an additional 0.10% discount for borrowers with LVRs up to 70%.

ANZ remains the outlier, with its Standard Variable rate considerably higher at 7.24% p.a. (7.24% p.a. comparison rate) for those with LVRs of 80% or less.

Teachers Mutual affiliates cut basic variable and fixed rates

The Teachers Mutual group includes Teachers Mutual Bank, Unibank, Firefighters Mutual Bank, and Health Professionals Bank, all of which have cut up to 35 basis points off a range of their mortgage products.

The group has taken 10 basis points off its Your Way basic home loan rate, taking it under the 6% benchmark to 5.99% p.a. (6.01% p.a. comparison rate) for owner-occupiers, paying P&I with LVRs up to 80%.

Here are the new Your Way variable interest rates for owner-occupiers:

Product Change (% p.a.) New rate Comparison rate*
Your Way Basic Home Loan ≤80% (P&I) -0.10 5.99% p.a. 6.01% p.a.
Your Way Basic Home Loan >80% (P&I) -0.35 6.39% p.a. 6.41% p.a.
Your Way Basic Home Loan ≤80% (IO) -0.10 6.39% p.a. 6.18% p.a.
Your Way Basic Home Loan >80% (IO) -0.35 6.79% p.a. 6.58% p.a.

Investor home loan rates are 30 basis points higher.

The affiliated banks have also slashed their fixed rates for both owner occupiers and investors.

The cuts take all new fixed rates for owner occupiers making P&I repayments under the 6% mark for lock-in periods of between one to five years. 

See also: Best Fixed Rate Home Loans

Your Way loans offer a split loan option, free redraws, and unlimited additional repayments on the variable portion of home loans and are available to first home buyers.

Bank First adjusts variable rates by up to 20 bp

The Victorian-based mutual bank has been busy adjusting a range of its mortgage rates, also putting forward cuts to some of its basic home loan variable rates.

Bank First's new best owner-occupier basic rate is now under the 6% benchmark at 5.99% p.a. (6.02% p.a. comparison rate*) for borrowers with ≤60% LVRs making P&I repayments – a five basis point drop.

Here are the new basic home loan rates for owner occupiers paying P&I:

Product Change (% p.a.) New rate Comparison rate*
Basic Home Loan ≤60% LVR -0.05 5.99% p.a. 6.02% p.a.
Basic Home Loan 60-70% LVR -0.15 6.04% p.a. 6.07% p.a.
Basic Home Loan 70-80% LVR -0.5 6.14% p.a. 6.17% p.a.
Basic Home Loan 80-90% LVR +0.1 6.59% p.a. 6.62% p.a.

Bank First has also adjusted the rates for its basic investor home loans, for both P&I and IO payments.

There are also new rates for Bank First's Complete home loans, which come with an offset account, as well as its Premier Package loans, which offer multiple offsets and a split loan option. 

The Complete home loan has a new rate of 6.24% p.a. (6.27% p.a. comparison rate*) – a drop of five basis points – for owner-occupiers with a 70-80% LVR making P&I repayments. 

It's also offering a rate of 6.24% p.a. (6.61% p.a. comparison rate*) for the same borrowers taking up its Premier Package home loan – also a five-basis point drop.

Finally, Bank First varied rates on a range of its construction loans, dropping rates for LVRs under 80% but upping rates for LVRs between 80-90%.

Summerland cuts basic rates by up to 10 bp

Summerland, based in northern coastal New South Wales, has lowered its Basic Home Loan rates as part of a special offer deal.

Owner-occupiers with ≤60% LVR can secure a special offer variable rate of 5.94% p.a. (5.99% comparison rate) – marking a five basis points cut.

That rate increases to 5.99% p.a. (6.04% p.a. comparison rate) for borrowers with LVRs between 60% and 80% – a 10 basis points drop.

Investor Basic loans also saw a cut this week, with those for borrowers with LVRs below 80% now sitting 30 basis points higher than the bank's new owner-occupier rates.

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