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Finance update

The cash rate stayed at 4.35%. Commercial pricing can still move.

The cash rate is only one part of the story. Commercial lenders still price funding according to their costs, policies and appetite for risk.

By Eugene Maslov, Founder and Finance Broker at Lendr360
Published 13 September 2026 · Last reviewed 24 September 2026

On 11 August, the Reserve Bank left the cash rate target at 4.35%. It had already raised the rate by a total of 0.75 percentage points during 2026, and said inflation was still too high.

For a business borrower, the RBA decision is only part of the picture. When we compare commercial finance, we also look at the asset, loan term, deposit, trading history, financials and available security. Two lenders can view the same application differently, even when the cash rate has not changed.

Source: Reserve Bank of Australia, 11 August 2026