ANZ today announced it will increase interest rates for variable rate home loan customers following the Reserve Bank of Australia's decision to increase the official cash rate yesterday.

Variable interest rates across ANZ's Australian home loans will increase by 0.25% p.a., effective 9 October 2026. ANZ continues to review other interest rates.

ANZ Group Executive Australia Retail, Pedro Rodeia, said: 'Following the change in the official cash rate, we have made the decision to increase our variable home loan rates. We're here to help customers understand what these changes mean for them through tailored support, digital tools and expert guidance.

'Customers who need additional support are encouraged to get in touch. Our team is here to listen, understand their circumstances and work with them on options to manage their home loan repayments,' Mr Rodeia concluded.

A 0.25% p.a. increase to variable home loan rates will increase monthly repayments by approximately $79 on a variable home loan of $500,000 for an owner occupier loan with principal and interest repayments.

ANZ has several tools available to help customers better understand the changes and their home loans, including:*

visit our Manage your loan page, which makes it easier to understand and take control of their home loan and repayments

access our Home loan repayment calculator, which enables customers to see how this change may affect their repayments

undertake a free Home loan check-in which could help customers to review their home loan options

learn more about either wholly or partially fixing their home loan interest rate, which may assist some customers with more repayment certainty

use the ANZ Budget Planner to help customers understand their spending and plan for the future; and

enquire about home loan repayment support

*ANZ Plus customers looking for tools or assistance with their ANZ Plus home loan should refer to anz.com/plus or message us in the ANZ Plus app.

Customers looking for further assistance can search 'home loan interest rate changes' on anz.com, message us in the ANZ App, call ANZ Home Loans on 13 25 99 (Mon-Fri 8am-7pm AEST) or visit any ANZ branch.

ANZ considers a range of factors in making decisions regarding our interest rates, including the impact on customers, the change in the official cash rate, business performance and competitive pressures.

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