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HISTORICAL FACTS: 6 - The Untold Story

Which banks are passing on the latest RBA interest rate rise to mortgage holders? NAB kicked it off, then ANZ and Commonwealth followed suit

On Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia announced it was raising the cash rate to 2.35 per cent. But Australia's big four banks have been slow to respond.

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CommBank reverses duplicate transaction mistakes on bank statements

Customers are being encouraged to check bank statements but the bank says it has moved to reverse the extra payments.

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Interest rate updates: RBA increases cash rate for fifth month in a row — as it happened

The Reserve Bank lifts interest rates for the fifth month in a row, taking the cash rate to 2.35 per cent, a seven-year high. Look back on Tuesday's developments.

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CBA warns of mortgage lags as Reserve Bank set for another super size interest rate rise

The Commonwealth Bank is warning of the risk a three-month mortgage lag poses to the economy if the Reserve Bank keeps raising interest rates aggressively.

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Bendigo Bank branch in Wanniassa to close in decision 'not made lightly'

The bank has blamed "a change to commercial leasing arrangements at the Wanniassa complex".

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SA government to ban banks from running financial literacy programs in schools

Education Minister Blair Boyer says the move promised ahead of the state election will prevent institutions from using subtle marketing techniques to sign up young children to lifelong accounts.

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Millennials still leaving the big smoke

Regional areas continue to see a boom in new arrivals even as the pandemic-induced surge in migration begins to slow.

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Mortgage borrowers and renters told to brace for big financial hit by December

The full budget impact of the second most aggressive interest rate hiking cycle in the Reserve Bank's history is still months from being felt by millions of households.

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Commonwealth Bank accused of not paying long service leave to 20 former employees

A spokesperson for Commonwealth Bank says the underpayment of staff was "unacceptable" and the employees concerned have now been paid.

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CBA predicts $3 trillion cost for net zero

The Commonwealth Bank plans to target the most emissions-intensive sectors first and set interim targets over the next 12 months.

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CBA increases profit to $9.7 billion, says most customers can cope with rising interest rates

The Commonwealth Bank announces a 9 per cent increase in profits, despite a fall in its home loan interest margins.

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Business confidence rises with strong profits, but consumers are getting more pessimistic

Business confidence has risen, but consumer confidence is still deteriorating and economists warn it could be a sign of things to come.

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The Loop: Barilaro faces trade job inquiry, banks divided on interest rate expectations, two killed in Brisbane attack and ancient finds in Pompeii

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Three of the big four banks raise variable home loan interest rates by half a point to match RBA rise

Increase puts the banks’ variable interest rates at highest in three years with Westpac and NAB yet to respond to official cash rate hike

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CBA first big bank to follow RBA rise

Commonwealth Bank of Australia has lifted its variable home loan rates in line with this week's interest rate hike by the central bank.

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CBA, ANZ, Westpac and NAB lift interest rates after two days of 'radio silence'

After two days of silence, Commonwealth Bank was the first of the "big four" banks to lift interest rates on its variable mortgages by 0.5 percentage points — in an uncharacteristically slow response to the Reserve Bank's rate hike on Tuesday.

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How high will interest rates go? It depends on how much we spend

Australians are buying fewer groceries and household goods as soaring prices and rising mortgage rates squeeze everyone from workers to retirees.

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Government ‘recognises concern’ over monkeypox with 44 cases recorded – as it happened

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ANZ's takeover of Suncorp will reduce bank competition – but will that be enough to block it?

Australia has one of the world’s most concentrated banking sectors, with its four biggest banks – Commonwealth Bank, National Australia Bank, Westpac and ANZ – holding more than about three-quarters of the market.

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The Loop: Daniel Johns avoids jail, cargo ship crew rescued, Boris Johnson faces leadership questions, banks pass on rate rise

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Commonwealth Bank, ANZ, NAB and Wespac to lift variable mortgage rates by half a percentage point

All of the big four banks will pass on the Reserve Bank's latest interest rate rise to home loan customers in full — but not all savers.

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Sydney and Melbourne lead accelerating housing downturn

Sydney and Melbourne are leading Australia's falling house prices, which are gathering momentum as interest rates rise and consumer confidence takes a hit.

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The Loop: A COVID vaccine review, Commonwealth Bank hikes fixed rates, and man gets too close to bison

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Commonwealth Bank, ANZ, Westpac, NAB to raise variable mortgage rates by 0.25 per cent after RBA rate hike

All of Australia's biggest banks have lifted mortgage rates, matching the Reserve Bank's 25-basis-point increase.

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More and more people are moving to the regions around Canberra

Millennials and their young families make up the majority of people moving from the city to the country, as regional migration hits a record high.

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