Home loan terms, explained
Home loans can sound complicated, so here’s the simple explanation behind some popular home loan terms.
What is Loan-to-Value Ratio or LVR?
It’s an easy way to compare what we think your property’s worth with how much you want to borrow. An LVR of 80% or above means you may need to pay LMI.
What’s Lenders Mortgage Insurance?
Don’t quite have a 20% deposit? You could still get a loan if you pay LMI – it covers the bank if you can’t repay your loan.
So, what’s an Offset Account?
Learn how linking a 100% offset transaction account to your home loan could help you reduce your linked Home loans interest.
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The Detail
Conditions, credit criteria, fees and charges apply. Based on Bank of Melbourne’s credit criteria, residential lending is not available for Non-Australian resident borrowers. Interest rates subject to change. Before making a decision, it’s best to read the terms and conditions.
Loan Accounts – Charges for specific services and accounts (PDF 360KB)
This information is general in nature and has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information to your own circumstances and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.
Taxation considerations in this publication should not be interpreted or used as tax advice or a tax guide.
Advantage Package: Terms & Conditions (PDF 293KB) apply. A $395 annual package fee applies and is payable from an eligible Bank of Melbourne transaction account. Before deciding to acquire a Bank of Melbourne transaction account, read the terms & conditions, and consider if the product is right for you.
LVR stands for the initial loan to value ratio. LVR is the amount of your loan compared to the Bank’s valuation of your property offered to secure your loan expressed as a percentage. Home loan rates for new loans are set based on the initial LVR and won’t change during the life of the loan as the LVR changes.