Save on your home loan
There are some great ways to save on your home loan!
While it’s easy to think of your home loan as ‘set and forget’, understanding your features and how to use them can save you money.
Great ways to save on your home loan!
1. Check that you have the right loan
Yes, it will cost to switch to another loan, but being in the right home loan to suit your current circumstances can save you money in the long run. Take a look at just a few examples:
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Advantage Package - a package deal with interest rate discounts and fee savings on your home loan, credit card and transaction account.1 |
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Protecting yourself against potential interest rate rises with a Fixed Interest Rate or by splitting your home loan. |
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Portfolio Loan, a line of credit that lets you use your home equity and start building assets. |
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To switch home loans, call us on 13 13 76 or drop by any BankSA branch |
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2. Use your home loan features to your advantage
A quick review of your home loan features may encourage you to use them more!
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An interest offset facility |
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Interest in advance |
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Weekly or fortnightly repayment option |
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3. Minimise fees
Learn more about these easy strategies to minimise your home loan fees.
- Consolidate all your loans – if possible, consolidate your other loans into your BankSA home loan to save on administration fees and interest charges.
- Save on transaction account fees – automatically deduct your home loan repayments from your BankSA Complete Freedom account to save on monthly transaction account service fees.
- Avoid exception fees – monitor your transaction account balance to make sure you have funds available for repayments. It’s easy with Internet Banking, Mobile Banking or Phone Banking. You can also get mini-transaction histories on most BankSA transaction accounts at any BankSA ATM.
- Redraw electronically – save on redraw fees when you make a redraw request via Internet Banking or Phone Banking. Download, complete and return the Redraw registration form and you’ll be ready to Redraw when you need to.
4. Calculate what you could save
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Calculate weekly, fortnightly or monthly loan repayments |
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Compare our home loans using varying interest rates, loan amounts, loan terms and more |
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See the benefits of making Principal and Interest repayments |
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See how much sooner you’ll pay off your home loan |
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Calculate how much time and interest you’ll save |
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See the benefits of having part of your loan at a variable interest rate and part at a fixed interest rate |
Important information
The information on our website is prepared without knowing your personal financial circumstances. Before you act on this general information, please consider if it’s right for you. If you need help, call 13 13 76.
1. Advantage Package annual fee of $395 applies, other fees may be payable. The interest rate discount and fee savings apply for the duration of the package. Contact us to see if you are eligible to receive Advantage Package benefits.
2. Redraw requests are subject to our approval. Fees apply. For fixed interest rate loan redraws only available for loans fixed after 30 November 2009 (up to a maximum of $10,000 or break costs may be payable).
3. Fixed 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.