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Real Estate Trust Account

Real Estate Trust Account allow funds to be held by a registered real estate agent for purchases or rental deposits i.e.holding a deposit for a property until settlement or for holding the deposit of rental payments until paid to the landlord.

Trust accountsBank updated 22 Sept 2026

At a glance

Monthly fee
$1.60

Fees

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

While you hold it1

  • Visa Cardholder Facility Fee

    Fee will be charged on the first day of each month for each Visa Card on issue.

    $1.60 a month

When you make a transaction6

  • Bulk coin count

    Maximum charge

    $5
  • Foreign cheque conversion (value AU$10,000 and greater)

    Minimum charge, subject to additional fees and charges. Charges either wholly or partly imposed by third parties

    $50
  • Foreign cheque conversion (value less than AU$10,000)

    Minimum charge, subject to additional fees and charges. Charges either wholly or partly imposed by third parties

    $25
  • Manual deposit other institution
    $10
  • Purchase of foreign currency

    $10 or 1% of the value of the total order (whichever is greater).

    1.00% of transaction
  • Total cash withdrawal over $2,000 in a day

    A fee of 0.2% of total cash withdrawals is charged for total cash withdrawals over $2000 in a day.

    0.20% of transaction

When particular things happen28

  • Audit Certificate

    Per certificate

    $30
  • BPAY payment return
    $5
  • Card replacement (in excess of 1 p.a.)
    $10
  • Copy of Financial Institution cheque

    Maximum charge. Charges either wholly or partly imposed by third parties.

    $16
  • Copy of personal cheque
    $15
  • Copy of withdrawal or deposit form
    $15
  • Default fee

    When your savings account is overdrawn for 20 days, a Default fee will be debited from your account on the 20th day and a further Default fee debited each month thereafter while your account remains…

    $25
  • Default Notice fee

    A Default Notice fee of $30 will be debited from your deposit account or Personal Credit Line facility, where you are in breach of the PDS and/or the schedule and IMB issues a notice to you demanding…

    $30
  • Interest statement - Electronic

    Per page

    $2.50
  • Pin replacement (in excess of 1 p.a.)
    $5
  • Recalculation of interest

    Per page

    $30
  • Rejected post-dated BPAY
    $5
  • Research fee

    Per page

    $30
  • Retrieval of archived documents

    Per page

    $20
  • SMS Alerts

    Per alert

    $0.25
  • Special clearance on cheques

    Maximum charge. Charges either wholly or partly imposed by third parties.

    $16
  • Stop payment fee (IMB cheques)

    Maximum charge. Charges either wholly or partly imposed by third parties.

    $12.50
  • Stop payment personal cheque
    $15
  • Trace on Electronic Debit/Credit
    $20
  • Trace on Financial Institution cheque

    Charges either wholly or partly imposed by third parties.

    $50
  • Trace on personal cheque

    Charges either wholly or partly imposed by third parties.

    $50
  • Transaction Listing - Electronic - 10 pages and over

    Per page

    $0.50
  • Transaction Listing - Electronic - up to 10 pages
    $5
  • Transfers between accounts to cover overdrawn balance
    $15
  • Unclaimed monies/dormant account

    Maximum charge per account

    $40
  • Urgent Visa card mailing
    $20
  • Visa voucher request

    Per request. Charges either wholly or partly imposed by third parties, such as Visa.

    $15
  • Overseas Visa card replacement

    Charges either wholly or partly imposed by third parties.

    $150

Features

Instant paymentsDigital bankingFraud protectionUnlimited transactions
  • Direct debit is available on this account type.
  • Direct Credit is available on this account type.
  • Make and receive Electronic Funds Transfers (EFT) from this account type.
  • IMB boasts an extensive branch network throughout the Illawarra, Sydney, NSW South Coast, the ACT and Melbourne.
  • IMB consultants are available Monday to Friday 8am - 8pm and Saturday 9am - 4pm
  • PayTo is available on this account type.

Eligibility and limits

  • Available to businesses
  • Opening balance $1
  • Available only to registered real estate agents

Published by IMB Bank under the Consumer Data Right, last changed by them on 22 Sept 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.