I thought banks mostly used the deposits they held to fund variable rate mortgages/loans and sourced the funds for fixed rate mortgages elsewhere at the time of purchase so they can effectively lock in the return. At least this is what I was told from my bank manager.
WBC Price at posting:
$22.28 Sentiment: Hold Disclosure: Held
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