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Australia's big four banks have declared they care about their customers despite being quick to hike their mortgage rates but being slow to raise savings rates since rates first went up in May.
The banks were trading higher on Wednesday after Commonwealth Bank became the first big bank to move on rates for home loans and depositors.
Analysis shows what savers need to look out for to make sure they get the full 50 basis point rate rise.
The latest 0.5 percentage point RBA rate rise is set to be passed through in full, bolstering bank profits but adding to headwinds as loan levels and approval rates fall.
Commonwealth Bank has so far failed to pass on the latest official interest rate rise to everyday savers, but Westpac, NAB and ANZ have.