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The Basics Home Loan

This is our most simple and lowest variable rate home loan, designed to make borrowing money for your home or investment property as affordable as possible.

Home loansBank updated 13 Oct 2026
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At a glance

Variable (owner occ. P&I)
9.54%9.67% comparison
Annual fee
$96
Features
redraw, extra repayments

How it compares

This home loan in ink, against the best that every other institution publishes for anyone to apply for. Each figure is counted the same way for all of them.

This home loan: 9.54%Every other institution's lowest, 103 in all

Owner occupier, principal & interest, 80% LVR. One dot per institution, at its lowest variable home loan rate anyone can apply for; hover or tap a dot for its name.

RateThis home loanBest anywhereTypical institutionWhere it sits
Variable home loanOwner occupier, principal & interest, 80% LVR9.54%5.93%SCCU's BROKER HOME LOAN6.38%of 104 institutions104th lowest of 104

Rates

The one rate Arab Bank Australia Ltd Prod publishes for this home loan.

TypeApplies toTermBandRateComparisonConditions
VariableThe comparison rate is calculated on a loan amount of $150,000 over a term of 25 years based on monthly repayments. Different amounts and terms will result in different Comparison Rates.Owner occupied, P&I--9.54%9.67%Loan-to-Value-Ratio and Repayment Term

Rate changes

One change logged, newest first.

DateRateWasNowChange
13 Oct 2026Variable, Owner occupied, P&I9.29%9.54%up 0.25

Each change is logged the night it appears in the rates Arab Bank Australia Limited publishes. See how every lender answered the RBA on the rate tracker.

Fees

15 fees published, grouped by when they're charged.

  1. When you take it out$600Application Fee
  2. While you hold it$8 a monthMonthly Service Fee
  3. When you close it or pay it off$250Discharge of Security Fee

When you take it out1

  • Application Fee
    $600

While you hold it1

  • Monthly Service Fee
    $8 a month

When you make a transaction3

  • Redraw Fee (Online)
    $10
  • Redraw Fee (Over the Counter)
    $55
  • Search Fee

    Per hour or part thereof - payable whenever the Customer (or a Guarantor) requests a copy of a document (other than a statement) connected to the Facility. It is calculated on the basis of the time t…

    $70

When particular things happen9

  • Additional Security Consent Fee

    Payable whenever the Customer asks the Bank to consent to a security interest over the security property or any other property subject to the security. It is payable whether or not the Bank consents…

    $150
  • Arrears Letter Fee
    $35
  • Deed Production Fee

    Payable by the Customer whenever the Bank is required to produce a document to a government registry. It does not include any solicitor costs or fees payable to a government registry to register a do…

    $60
  • Direct Debit Dishonour Fee

    Payable whenever a direct debit to the Customer’s loan account is dishonoured.

    $35
  • Progress Payment Fee

    Payable whenever the Customer requests a progress payment. It does not include any fee payable for inspections by a quantity surveyor.

    $100
  • Rollover Fee

    Payable by the Customer at the end of a fixed rate period if the Customer chooses to rollover to another fixed interest rate for another fixed rate period rather than automatically converting to vari…

    $300
  • Tenanted Security Report Fee

    Per hour or part thereof - payable when the security property is to be the place of residence of the Customer and the Bank ascertains by inspection (because the Customer did not tell the Bank) that t…

    $100
  • Title Change Fee

    Payable if the Customer asks the Bank to change the title to any security property (for example as a result of a court order or by operation of law). It does not include any solicitor costs or fees p…

    $100
  • Transfer Fee

    Payable if the Customer asks the Bank to change the security property by releasing its security over some or all of the security property and taking security over different property, without any othe…

    $300

When you close it or pay it off1

  • Discharge of Security Fee

    Payable if the Bank agrees to discharge a security. The Bank may use some or all of this fee to pay its external costs. It does not include any solicitor costs or fees payable to a government registr…

    $250

Features

RedrawExtra repaymentsDigital banking
  • • Minimum amount $50,000. • Maximum amount is 95% of the value of the property. • Loan Mortgage Insurance (LMI) is required if amount borrowed is more than 80% of the value of the property. • Variabl…
  • Loan Purpose: Owner Occupied.
  • Principal & Interest

Eligibility and limits

  • Amount from $50,000, no maximum
  • • This loan is available to new and existing customers. • Available to applicants over the age of 18 years. • Applicant must meet the Bank’s Credit criteria. • Loan Mortgage Insurance (LMI) is requir…

Published by Arab Bank Australia Limited under the Consumer Data Right, last changed by them on 13 Oct 2026. Figures are shown as the institution publishes them and can change without notice; confirm on their site before applying. The Finance Algorithm earns nothing from any product listed here.