What’s happening to interest rates?

While 2025 delivered some welcome relief for homeowners, 2026 could bring a shift in the rate outlook.

After several challenging years of rising interest rates, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) made its first rate cut since 2020 on 18 February 2025. That was followed by a 0.25% cut on 20 May and another 0.25% reduction on 12 August.

On 3 February 2026, the RBA decided to increase the cash rate again by 0.25%.

It now sits at 3.85%.

Market expectations suggest the possibility of another rate increase later in 2026.

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What led up to this point?

Let’s rewind to Tuesday, 3 May 2022.

That’s when the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) lifted the cash rate from a historic low of 0.10% to 0.35% (their first rate rise since November 2010).

What followed was a fast-moving tightening cycle. The RBA announced 12 more increases (four 0.50% hikes and eight 0.25% moves), taking the cash rate to 4.35% as it worked to bring inflation under control.

So it’s easy to see why the rate cuts in 2025 were such welcome news for Australian homeowners, giving a bit of breathing room after a tough few years of rising repayments.

But as we move into 2026, the story has shifted again.

With inflation proving sticky and the economy holding up better than expected, markets are now factoring in the possibility that the RBA may need to lift rates.

Will rates keep going up in 2026? 

It’s possible — but not guaranteed.

Another rate rise in 2026 is on the table, with the market currently pricing in the possibility of one more increase later this year.

But, even if rates do shift, there’s still plenty you can do to stay in control of your home loan. Understanding your options, locking in a plan that works for you, and getting expert guidance means you don’t have to wait or stress — you can make confident decisions for your next move.

So, how do interest rate changes work?  

Not-so-fun fact – the interest rate on your home loan isn’t set by the RBA, it’s set by the specific bank or lender you’ve borrowed money from to purchase your property.

This is where things get interesting (‘scuse the pun)… 

Historically speaking, banks and lenders have typically changed their variable home loan interest rates after an RBA announcement, but when and by how much is always a talking point.

Hot tip: It’s not always the same as the RBA. 

To add another layer, sometimes lenders don’t personally let you know how much your home loan interest rate has changed by. In fact, many lenders are only obligated to print an ad in a national newspaper to inform customers on their rate changes. Crazy huh! 

So keeping track of changes to your interest rate can be tricky, which is why we have created the list below to help you understand which banks and lenders have moved and by how much.  

We will continue to keep this list up to date as lenders respond to the RBA announcements.

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2026 RBA interest rate tracker

The RBA is scheduled to meet 8 times in 2026. 

  • 3 February 2026+0.25%
  • 17 March 2026TBA – 17 Mar
  • 5 May 2026TBA – 5 May
  • 16 June 2026TBA – 16 Jun
  • 11 August 2026TBA – 11 Aug
  • 29 September 2026TBA – 29 Sep
  • 3 November 2026TBA – 3 Nov
  • 8 December 2026TBA – 8 Dec

Which banks changed their interest rates in 2026? 

  • Lender has not decided a rate yet
  • Passed on the same rate as the RBA
  • Passed on less than the RBA
  • Passed on more than the RBA
  • The RBA and lenders did not change the interest rates

Annual interest rate increases for existing customers – current as at 30 January, 2026.

LenderFebMarMayJunAugSepNovDec
RBA+0.25%
ANZ
Commonwealth Bank
NAB
Westpac
Adelaide Bank
AMP Bank
Athena Home
Loans
Australian
Military Bank
Auswide Bank
Bank Australia
Bank First
Bank of Melbourne
Bank of Queensland
Bank of Sydney
BankSA
Bankwest
Bendigo Bank
Beyond Bank
Bluestone
Connective Essentials (Advantedge)
Firstmac
Gateway Bank
Granite Home Loans
Great Southern
Bank
Heritage Bank
HSBC
ING
Macquarie Bank
ME Bank
MyState Bank
Newcastle
Permanent
P&N Bank
People’s Choice
Pepper Money
RACQ Bank
RedZed
Resimac
St. George
Bank
Suncorp Bank
Teachers Mutual Bank
ubank
Virgin Money

Note: This table highlights the lenders’ announced changes to their variable rate home loans. However, your own interest rate will depend on your specific home loan product.

Interest rate tracker – February 2026

The RBA met on Tuesday, 3 February 2026, and decided to increase the cash rate +0.25%.

Lenders will now decide if they change their rates, and when they pass it on to their customers.

But remember – not all lenders move at the same pace. It’s up to each lender if and when they change their rates.

Once they’ve decided, each lender will set a start date for their rate changes, but your repayments may not increase immediately after (eg. if they’re already above the minimum, or only set to change after a certain time period). 

Fixed-rate loans, on the other hand, aren’t affected until the fixed period ends.

Either way, we want you to feel informed and in control – because when it comes to your home loan, knowledge really is power.

Major lenders:

  • ANZTBC
  • Commonwealth BankTBC
  • NABTBC
  • Westpac TBC

Non-major lenders:

  • Adelaide BankTBC
  • AMP TBC
  • Athena TBC
  • Australian Military BankTBC
  • AuswideTBC
  • Bank Australia TBC
  • Bank First TBC
  • Bank of MelbourneTBC
  • Bank of QueenslandTBC
  • Bank of SydneyTBC
  • BankSA TBC
  • Bankwest TBC
  • Bendigo Bank TBC
  • Beyond BankTBC
  • Bluestone TBC
  • Connective EssentialsTBC
  • FirstmacTBC
  • Gateway Bank TBC
  • Granite Home Loans TBC
  • Great Southern BankTBC
  • Heritage BankTBC
  • HSBCTBC
  • INGTBC
  • Macquarie BankTBC
  • ME BankTBC
  • MyState BankTBC
  • Newcastle Permanent TBC
  • P&N Bank TBC
  • People’s ChoiceTBC
  • Pepper MoneyTBC
  • RACQ Bank TBC
  • RedzedTBC
  • Resimac TBC
  • St GeorgeTBC
  • Suncorp TBC
  • Teachers Mutual BankTBC
  • ubank TBC
  • Virgin Money TBC

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What happened to interest rates in 2025?

Last year, the RBA shifted gears, moving from a long stretch of rate hikes to easing things a bit. They cut the cash rate three times, taking it from 4.35% down to 3.60% – a nice little breather for borrowers. 

Annual interest rate changes 2025

  • The RBA and lenders did not change the interest rates
  • Same rate as the RBA
  • Passed on more than the RBA
  • Passed on less than the RBA
  • Lender has not decided a rate yet
Lender
Feb
Apr
May
Jul
Aug
Sep
Nov
Dec
RBA
-0.25%
-0.25%
-0.25%
ANZ
-0.25%
-0.25%
-0.25%
Commonwealth Bank
-0.25%
-0.25%
-0.25%
NAB
-0.25%
-0.25%
-0.25%
Westpac
-0.25%
-0.25%
-0.25%
Adelaide Bank
-0.25%
-0.25%
-0.25%
AMP Bank
-0.25%
-0.25%
-0.25%
Athena Home
Loans
-0.25%
-0.25%
-0.25%
Australian
Military Bank
-0.25%
-0.25%
-0.25%
Auswide Bank
-0.25%
-0.25%
-0.25%
Bank Australia
-0.25%
-0.25%
-0.25%
Bank First
-0.25%
-0.25%
-0.25%
Bank of Melbourne
-0.25%
-0.25%
-0.25%
Bank of Queensland
-0.25%
-0.25%
-0.25%
Bank of Sydney
-0.25%
-0.25%
-0.25%
BankSA
-0.25%
-0.25%
-0.25%
Bankwest
-0.25%
-0.25%
-0.25%
Bendigo Bank
-0.25%
-0.25%
-0.25%
Beyond Bank
-0.25%
-0.25%
-0.25%
Bluestone
-0.25%
-0.25%
-0.25%
Connective Essentials (Advantedge)
-0.25%
-0.25%
-0.25%
Firstmac
-0.25%
-0.25%
-0.25%
Gateway Bank
-0.25%
-0.25%
-0.25%
Granite Home Loans
-0.25%
-0.25%
-0.25%
Great Southern
Bank
-0.25%
-0.25%
-0.25%
Heritage Bank
-0.25%
-0.25%
-0.25%
HSBC
-0.25%
-0.25%
-0.25%
ING
-0.25%
-0.25%
-0.25%
Macquarie Bank
-0.25%
-0.25%
-0.25%
ME Bank
-0.25%
-0.25%
-0.25%
MyState Bank
-0.25%
-0.25%
-0.25%
Newcastle
Permanent
-0.25%
-0.25%
-0.25%
P&N Bank
-0.25%
-0.25%
-0.25%
People’s Choice
-0.25%
-0.25%
-0.25%
Pepper Money
-0.25%
-0.25%
-0.25%
RACQ Bank
-0.25%
-0.25%
-0.25%
RedZed
-0.25%
-0.25%
-0.25%
Resimac
-0.25%
-0.25%
-0.25%
St. George
Bank
-0.25%
-0.25%
-0.25%
Suncorp Bank
-0.25%
-0.25%
-0.25%
Teachers Mutual Bank
-0.25%
-0.25%
-0.25%
ubank
-0.25%
-0.25%
-0.25%
Virgin Money
0.00%
-0.25%
-0.25%

Note: This table highlights the lenders’ announced changes to their variable rate home loans. However, your own interest rate will depend on your specific home loan product.

Interest rate tracker – August 2025

The RBA reduced the cash rate by 0.25% on August 12th, lowering the official cash rate from 3.85% to 3.60%.

Interest rate tracker – May 2025

The RBA reduced the cash rate by 0.25% on May 20th, lowering the official cash rate from 4.10% to 3.85%.

Interest rate tracker – February 2025

The RBA has now delivered two rate cuts in 2025.

On 18 February, the RBA reduced the cash rate by 0.25%, taking it from 4.35% to 4.10%.

Among the majors, ANZ, Commonwealth Bank and NAB passed on the rate cut effective 28 February, while Westpac held out until 4 March.

On 20 May, the RBA cut the rate again by another 0.25%, bringing it down to 3.85%.

We’ll keep this page updated as more anticipated rate cuts come to lightrs

Annual interest rate changes 2024

The RBA did not announce any changes to the official cash rate in 2024.

  • Lender has not decided a rate yet
  • Passed on the same rate as the RBA
  • Passed on less than the RBA
  • Passed on more than the RBA
  • The RBA and lenders did not change the interest rates
Lender Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
RBA
Adelaide Bank
AMP Bank
ANZ
Athena Home
Loans
Australian
Military Bank
Auswide Bank
Bank Australia
Bank First
Bank of Melbourne
Bank of Queensland
Bank of Sydney
BankSA
Bankwest
Bendigo Bank
Beyond Bank
Bluestone
Citi
Commonwealth
Bank
Firstmac
Great Southern
Bank
HSBC
ING
Macquarie Bank
ME Bank
MyState Bank
NAB
Newcastle
Permanent
RACQ Bank
RAMS
Resimac
St. George
Bank
Suncorp Bank
UBank
Virgin Money
Westpac

Annual interest rate increases for existing customers – current as at 13 February, 2025.

Interest rate tracker – December 2024

We did not see a cash rate increase in December 2024.

Interest rate tracker – November 2024

We did not see a cash rate increase in November 2024.

Interest rate tracker – October 2024

We did not see a cash rate increase in October 2024.

Interest rate tracker – September 2024

We did not see a cash rate increase in September 2024.

Interest rate tracker – August 2024

We did not see a cash rate increase in August 2024.

Interest rate tracker – July 2024

We did not see a cash rate increase in July 2024.

Interest rate tracker – May 2024

We did not see a cash rate increase in May 2024.

Interest rate tracker – March 2024

We did not see a cash rate increase in March 2024.

Interest rate tracker – February 2024

We did not see a cash rate increase in February 2024

Annual interest rate changes 2023

The total rate increase for 2023 was 1.25% per annum, with the RBA deciding to increase the cash rate by 0.25% per annum in February, March, May, June and November (no changes announced in January, April, July, August, September, October and December).

Most lenders followed suit, which you can see in the table below.

  • Lender has not decided a rate yet
  • Passed on the same rate as the RBA
  • Passed on less than the RBA
  • Passed on more than the RBA
  • The RBA and lenders did not change the interest rates

Lender Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
RBA 0.25% 0.25% 0.25% 0.25% 0.25%
Adelaide Bank 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
AMP Bank 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
ANZ 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
Athena Home
Loans
0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
Australian
Military Bank
0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
Auswide Bank 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
Bank Australia 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
Bank First 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
Bank of Melbourne 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
Bank of Queensland 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
Bank of Sydney 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
BankSA 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
Bankwest 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
Bendigo Bank 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
Beyond Bank 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
Bluestone 0.25-0.29 0.25-0.29 0.25-0.40 0.25-0.30 0.25-0.35
Citi 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
Commonwealth
Bank
0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
Firstmac 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
Great Southern
Bank
0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
HSBC 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
ING 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
Macquarie Bank 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
ME Bank 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
MyState Bank 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
NAB 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
Newcastle
Permanent
0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
RACQ Bank 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
RAMS 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
Resimac 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
St. George
Bank
0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
Suncorp Bank 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
UBank 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
Virgin Money 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
Westpac 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25

 

Annual interest rate increases for existing customers.

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Annual interest rate changes 2022

The cash rate set by the RBA rose by 3.00% per annum in 2022.

  • Lender has not decided a rate yet
  • Passed on the same rate as the RBA
  • Passed on less than the RBA
  • Passed on more than the RBA
  • The RBA and lenders did not change the interest rates
Lender May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
RBA 0.25% 0.50% 0.50% 0.50% 0.50% 0.25% 0.25% 0.25%
Adelaide Bank 0.25 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.25 0.25 0.25
AMP Bank 0.25 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.25 0.25 0.25
ANZ 0.25 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.25 0.25 0.25
Athena Home
Loans
0.25 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.25 0.25 0.25
Australian
Military Bank
0.25 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.25 0.25 0.25
Auswide Bank 0.25 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.25 0.25 0.25
Bank Australia 0.25 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.25 0.25 0.25
Bank First 0.25 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.25 0.25 0.25
Bank of Melbourne 0.25 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.25 0.25 0.25
Bank of Queensland 0.25 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.25 0.25 0.25
Bank of Sydney 0.25 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.25 0.25 0.25
BankSA 0.25 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.25 0.25 0.25
Bankwest 0.25 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.25 0.25 0.25
Bendigo Bank 0.25 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.25 0.25 0.25
Beyond Bank 0.25 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.25 0.25 0.25
Bluestone 0.25 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.25 0.25 0.25
Citi 0.25 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.25 0.25 0.25
Commonwealth
Bank
0.25 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.25 0.25 0.25
Firstmac 0.25 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.60 0.25 0.25 0.25
Great Southern
Bank
0.25 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.25 0.25 0.25
HSBC 0.25 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.25 0.25 0.25
ING 0.25 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.25 0.25 0.25
Macquarie Bank 0.25 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.25 0.25 0.25
ME Bank 0.25 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.25 0.25 0.25
MyState Bank 0.25 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.25 0.25 0.25
NAB 0.25 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.25 0.25 0.25
Newcastle
Permanent
0.25 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.25 0.25 0.25
RACQ Bank 0.25 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.25 0.25 0.25
RAMS 0.25 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.25 0.25 0.25
Resimac 0.25 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.65 0.25 0.25 0.25
St. George
Bank
0.25 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.25 0.25 0.25
Suncorp Bank 0.25 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.25 0.25 0.25
UBank 0.25 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.25 0.25 0.25
Virgin Money 0.25 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.25 0.25 0.25
Westpac 0.25 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.25 0.25 0.25

 

Annual interest rate increases for existing customers.

Interest rate changes in 2025 brought a sigh of relief to many homeowners.

But, with rate increases now back on the table, it’s a good time to check in on your home loan – to see if it’s still working for you.

Information last updated 3 February 2026.

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