How to save on your home loan
While it’s easy to think of your home loan as 'set and forget', understanding features and how to use them can save you money.
Great ways to save on your home loan
There are some great ways to save on your home loan!
You started with... | And now could benefit more from... |
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A Basic Home Loan | Advantage Package - With a Bank of Melbourne Advantage Package you may be eligible for discounted interest rates and fees.1 |
A variable rate home loan | Protecting yourself against potential interest rate rises with a Fixed Interest Rate or by splitting your home loan. |
A fixed rate home loan | Making unlimited additional repayments to pay off your loan sooner on a Variable Rate loan (break cost may apply if you end your fixed rate term early). |
To switch home loans, call us on 1300 304 660 or drop by any Bank of Melbourne branch.
Thinking about switching? Here's how...
Logon and select your home loan.
Desktop: Go to Switch to a fixed rate home loan.
App: Go to Services, then tap Switch to fixed rate.
Choose your new fixed rate and confirm.
Manage your home loan
The Detail
The information on our website is prepared without knowing your personal financial circumstances. Before you act on this or any advice, please consider if it’s right for you. If you need help, call 13 22 66.
1Advantage Package Terms & Conditions (PDF 147KB) apply. A $395 annual package fee applies and is payable from a Bank of Melbourne Complete Freedom transaction account. Before deciding to open a Bank of Melbourne Complete Freedom account, read the Terms & Conditions, and consider if the account’s right for you.
2 Redraw requests are subject to our approval. Redraw Limits for Fixed rate loans commenced before 17 May 2020: During a fixed rate period, you can only redraw up to $10,000 in each 12 month period. For this purpose, a “12 month period” is the period from the date the fixed rate period started to the first anniversary of that date and each consecutive 12 months after that, during the fixed rate period. Redraw Limits for Fixed rate loans commenced on or after 17 May 2020: During a fixed rate period, you can only redraw available funds that you have paid into the loan during your fixed rate period, up to the prepayment threshold. For more information on the prepayment threshold see the Break costs section.
3Fixed Rate loan repayments up to $30,000 only, before break costs apply. For fixed rate loans taken up prior to 18 August 2019, prepayments of up to the $10,000 are allowed, before break costs. Redraw, repayments pause and rate lock requests are subject to our approval. Fees apply.