Home Builder Loan | Geelong Bank

HomeBuilder Loan

Looking to build a new home or substantially renovate your current home? Geelong Bank’s HomeBuilder Loan is designed for owner occupiers, including first home buyers.

✓ Additional Repayments Accepted
✓ Free redraw
✓ $0 Annual fee

3.94 % p.a. Interest rate 3.97 % p.a. Comparison rate

Product Features:

Home Loan Features
Maximum Loan Amount :	Up to 97% of value of property with LMI capitalised
Establishment Fee :	$300
Valuation fees :	At cost
Additional Repayments Accepted :	Yes
Additional Repayments Fee :	$0
Ability to top-up loan :	Yes
Redraw Facility :	Yes
Redraw Fee :	$0
Annual Fee :	$0
Monthly Fee :	$0
Maximum Terms in Years :	30 years

HomeBuilder Loan	Interest Rate (p.a.)	Comparison Rate (p.a.)
Owner Occupied - P&I LVR ≤80%	3.94% p.a.	3.97% p.a.
Owner Occupied - P&I LVR >80% to ≤90%	4.04% p.a.	4.07% p.a.
Owner Occupied - P&I LVR >90%	4.14% p.a.	4.17% p.a.
Owner Occupied - IO LVR ≤80%	3.94% p.a.	3.97% p.a.
Owner Occupied - IO LVR >80% to ≤90%	4.04% p.a.	4.07% p.a.
Owner Occupied - IO LVR >90%	4.14% p.a.	4.17% p.a.

FAQs

Read our most frequently asked questions below or view all our Home Loan FAQs.

Do I have to be a member to take out a loan?

Geelong Bank is a mutual financial institution and as such is owned by its members, each one of whom is a shareholder. Yes, you must be a member of the Geelong Bank to have a loan.

How do I make repayments on the loan?

Our preferred method is via automatic payroll deduction. However, you can arrange to make your loan repayments by direct debit from your savings or transaction account with Geelong Bank or another financial institution.

What is Lenders Mortgage Insurance?

Achieving the dream of home ownership is one of the most exciting times in your life. However, it also comes with a big challenge – the time it takes to save a substantial deposit that lenders often require (typically 20% of the home’s purchase price). If you do not have a substantial deposit saved, your lender may be prepared to provide you a home loan with a smaller deposit (as little as 5%), by taking out Lenders Mortgage Insurance (LMI).

Lenders Mortgage Insurance (LMI) is an insurance policy that your lender takes out to protect itself against the risk that you (the borrower) default on your loan repayments and your lender is unable to recover the full outstanding loan amount.

Lenders Mortgage Insurance is arranged by your lender and the premium is a one-off cost your lender pays to us (the insurer) upon settlement of your property purchase. This cost is passed on to you (the borrower) by your lender, as a fee.

We understand that buying a property is a very important decision and it can be both challenging and stressful. Geelong Bank uses Genworth and QBE to provide Lenders Mortgage Insurance. To help you navigate through the home buying process refer to the following resources:

QBE Lenders Mortgage Insurance (LMI) Fact Sheet helps you understand mortgage insurance and provides answers to some commonly asked questions.
Genworth It’s My Home magazine provides you with professional insights and tips to get you started and guide you along the way.
Watch this short Genworth animation that explains how LMI can help first home buyer get in to the property market sooner.

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Footnotes:

¹ Comparison rate is based on a secured loan amount of $150,000 over a term of 25 years. WARNING: This comparison rate is true only for the example given and may not include all fees and charges. Different terms, fees or other loan amounts might result in a different comparison rate.

HomeBuilder Loan