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You might be surprised to learn that banks have not passed on all of the Reserve Bank's cash rate increases over the past year, due to competition pressures.
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As this Reserve Bank chart shows:
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* The Reserve Bank increased the cash rate by 400 basis points between April 2022 and June 2023, from 0.10% to 4.10%
* However, lenders increased their variable rates by an average of only 337 basis points
* That means average variable rates are 0.63 percentage points lower than might be expected
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The reason banks have not raised rates by more is because of "strong competition in the mortgage market", according to the Reserve Bank.
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Mortgage brokers play a central role in fostering this competition, by helping consumers compare loans from many different lenders.
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