Our home loan for first home buyers with government assistance.
Category: Home Loans Last Updated April 2, 2025 Effective April 14, 2025
General Lending Rates
Rates listed below are for a VARIABLE Owner Occupied P&I product. Additional Information Comparison rate based on $150,000 loan over 25 years. WARNING: This comparison rate is true only for the examples given and may not include all fees and charges. Different terms, fees or other loan amounts might result in a different comparison rate.
Interest Rate 5.74% PA
Comparison Rate 5.79%PA*
Product rates will vary depending upon your financial position< LVR, and other criteria. The product may also vary depending upon the rate type, repayment type, or loan purpose. We encourage you to contact us for a full understanding of the product and terms.
Product Features
OffsetAdditional Information: This loan is used in conjunction with the Australian Government's Home Guarantee Scheem (HGS). Housing Australia provides a guarantee that will allow eligible first home buyers (and other eligible borrowers) to purchase a home with a deposit of as little as 2%, without needing to pay for Lenders Mortgage Insurance (LMI) or rely on a guarantor.
RedrawAdditional Information: Your loan comes with a repayment redraw facility. This gives you access to additional repayments if you?re at least one full repayment ahead, you can redraw $100 or more. It?s simple to redraw using our App or Online Banking.
Npp Payid
Npp Enabled
OtherAdditional Information: You can increase your loan amount throughout the life of the loan, subject to equity held in your property and our approval.
OtherAdditional Information: Switching is a change to one or more aspects of your loan's terms and conditions, for example switching from a variable rate to a fixed rate or switching from Interest Only to Principal and Interest repayments.
OtherAdditional Information: Splitting is when you divide one loan into two or more loan accounts, generally with different loan types, repayment types or interest rates.
OtherAdditional Information: Flexible repayment options weekly, fortnightly or monthly
OtherAdditional Information: You can make extra repayments or repay your loan in full at any time. Extra repayments may enable you to redraw funds, subject to conditions
OtherAdditional Information: Valuation fee waived up to $1,000.
Digital BankingAdditional Information: 24/7 access via internet banking and mobile app
Product Eligibility
Natural Person
Min Age - 18.
Employment Status - Employed.
Residency Status - Permanent Resident. Additional Information: You must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident to apply
OtherAdditional Information: Applications for credit are subject to the Bank?s eligibility and suitability criteria and normal credit approval process.
OtherAdditional Information: 95% if approved under the First Home Guarantee or Regional FHB Guarantee, or 98% under Family Home Guarantee
OtherAdditional Information: As per Home Guarantee Scheme (HGS) property caps
OtherAdditional Information: Purchase or refinance for First Home Buyer Owner Occupiers only
OtherAdditional Information: This loan is used in conjunction with the Australian Government's Home Guarantee Scheem (HGS). Housing Australia provides a guarantee that will allow eligible first home buyers (and other eligible borrowers) to purchase a home with a deposit of as little as 2%, without needing to pay for Lenders Mortgage Insurance (LMI) or rely on a guarantor.
Bank Fees and Charges
Loan Establishment Fee - Mortgage Loan (top Up) (Upfront), Amount: 200.00. Additional Information: A fee charged to vary the value of an existing home loan
Valuation Fee (Variable), Amount: 0.00. Additional Information: A fee charged to cover the cost of obtaining a valuation report on your property or the property being purchased
Title Search Fee (Event), Amount: 20.00. Additional Information: A third party cost for a Title Serach to determine any interests in a property
Registration Fees (Variable), Amount: 0.00. Additional Information: A third party cost for registration of mortgage
Stamp Duty (mortgage) (Variable), Amount: 0.00. Additional Information: The tax charged on written documents and certain transactions imposed by the state government.
Pexa Service Fee (Upfront), Amount: 57.20. Additional Information: A fee charged to cover third party costs associated with the establishment of your mortgage
Lenders Mortgage Insurance (Variable), Amount: 0.00. Additional Information: Third party cost for insurance that protects the lender in the event that the borrower defaults on their home or investment loan
Mortgage Administration Fee (Event), Amount: 150.00. Additional Information: A fee charged if we are asked by you or your legal representative to make any of our loan documents available to you during the life of the loan
Consent Fee (Event), Amount: 300.00. Additional Information: A fee charged for consent to a subsequent mortgage in favour of an another lender where we hold the prior mortgage
Mortgage Discharge Fee (Exit), Amount: 300.00. Additional Information: A fee charged if you repay your loan and request us to discharge your mortgage, includes our costs and is in addition to any costs incurred by us from external parties
Mortgage Discharge - Registration Fee (Exit), Amount: 146.40. Additional Information: A fee charged to cover third party costs associated with the discharge of your mortgage
Mortgage Discharge - Pexa Service Fee (Exit), Amount: 42.24. Additional Information: A fee charged to cover third party costs associated with the discharge of your mortgage
Variation Of Security (Event), Amount: 200.00. Additional Information: A fee charged for the variation of security or other loan details, requiring us to issue new documents or re-assess your loan in any way
Late Payment Fee (Event), Amount: 15.00. Additional Information: A fee charged when you don't make your minimum monthly payment, plus any overdue amount
Default Notice Fee (Event), Amount: 50.00. Additional Information: A fee charged if you default on your repayments and we issue a default notice
Consent To Subdivide (Event), Amount: 250.00. Additional Information: A fee charged when the borrower seeks the bank's consent to subdivide a property.
Security Guarantor Fee (Upfront), Amount: 200.00. Additional Information: Payable if a guarantor is listed on the loan schedule.
Loan Establishment Fee - Mortgage Loan (top Up) (Upfront), Amount: 200.00. Additional Information: A fee charged to vary the value of an existing home loan
Limitations & Restrictions (Constraints)
Opening Balance of 0.00
Min Balance of Additional Information: Maximum purchase prices (property price caps) are applicable for eligible properties purchased under the Home Guarantee Scheme in capital cities, large regional centres and regional areas.