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Personal Loan - Unsecured

You can use a Cairns Bank unsecured personal loan for almost anything, including home improvements, the holiday of a lifetime or a car for your children!

Personal loansBank updated 5 June 2026

At a glance

Variable
9.50%12.59% comparison
Loan size
$3,000 to $25,000
Upfront fee
$200

How it compares

This personal 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 personal loan: 9.50%Every other institution's lowest, 67 in all

Lowest advertised rate, fixed or variable, leaving out car loans. One dot per institution, at its lowest personal loan rate anyone can apply for; hover or tap a dot for its name.

RateThis personal loanBest anywhereTypical institutionWhere it sits
Personal loanLowest advertised rate, fixed or variable, leaving out car loans9.50%5.80%Plenti Personal Loan7.96%of 68 institutions51st lowest of 68
Variable personal loanMoves with the lender's rates9.50%6.29%Bank of us' RESIDENTIALLY SECURED PERSONAL LOAN8.02%of 45 institutions30th lowest of 45

Rates

The one rate Cairns bank publishes for this personal loan.

TypeApplies toTermBandRateComparisonConditions
Variablehttps://cairnsbank.com.au/loans/personal-loans/P&I--9.50%12.59%-

Fees

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

  1. When you take it out$200APPLICATION_FEE
  2. While you hold it$25ARREARS_FEE
  3. When you close it or pay it offNo fee published

When you take it out1

  • APPLICATION_FEE
    $200

While you hold it1

  • ARREARS_FEE

    For loans in arrears two month or more

    $25

When particular things happen2

  • BANK_CHEQUE_FEE

    Payable for each cheque from a Bank (other than Cairns Bank) you request

    $12
  • CORPORATE_CHEQUE
    $10

Features

None published.

Eligibility and limits

  • Minimum age 18
  • Residency: Australian Citizen
  • Available to individuals
  • Amount $3,000 to $25,000

Published by Cairns bank under the Consumer Data Right, last changed by them on 5 June 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.