The Age | Eyes on other majors as Westpac increases mortgage rates The Age Westpac is the first major bank to increase interest rates on its fixed rate home loans and investment loans, but market watchers expect others to follow. Property investors who take a Westpac five-year fixed rate mortgage from next week will see an ... Fixed rate home loan deals begin to rise for borrowers Banks jump the rate-rise gun by hiking mortgage rates Big banks hike mortgage costs by up to 60 basis points |