The Reserve Bank’s decision to increase the cash rate by 25 basis points in November, after leaving the rate unchanged for four months, served as an opportunity for some banks to restore their margin by passing on the full rate increase (or more) to borrowers while holding back on savings rate increases.
Close to half of all lenders have increased their variable mortgage rates since July, despite the Reserve Bank keeping the cash rate on hold over that period.
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