Mortgage holders are still in limbo about whether they’ll benefit from yesterday’s quarter of a percentage point interest rate cut.

The big four banks have not yet revealed if they’ll pass the full cut on.

Hayley Robertson reports.

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Treasurer Wayne Swan says the big banks have no excuse not to pass on rate cuts and experts agree.

Louis Christopher, SQM Research: “The banks, not only should they be passing it on in full, they should be passing on a little bit more.”

So far only the Bank of Queensland has cut rates by 0.2 per cent, and today the majors weren’t making any promises.

Craig James, CommSec Economist: “Funding costs have increased and they can only do so much.”

The banks are making $6 million every day they hold out on a decision and finance commentators say this won’t sit well with mortgage holders for long.

Rohan Gamble, Mozo Managing Director: “Traditionally we’ve always had our banking with one big bank and we don’t need to do that anymore.”

And the full rate-cut is worth it for mortgage holders.

It means a saving of $63 per month for a $400,000 mortgage, $47 for 300,000, $31 for 200,000 and $15 a month on a $100,000 mortgage.

Hayley Robertson, QUT News.