Here's a quick glance at the features of our home loans.
HSBC Premier eligibility for home loans is a combined minimum lending value of $500,000.
| Home Smart Home Loan | Home Equity Home Loan | Floating Rate Home Loan | Fixed Rate Home Loan | ||
| Key focus / feature | Building your wealth | Unlock the equity in your home | Flexibility | Be in control | Get a home loan in the currency you are paid in |
| What type of interest rate? | Floating | Variable (set over floating rate) | Floating | Fixed | Fixed every three months |
| What is the loan term? | Maximum 30 years | On demand | Maximum 30 years | Maximum 30 years* | Maximum 20 years |
| What are the repayment terms? | Principal and Interest only. Monthly | Interest only. Monthly | Principal and Interest or interest only. Monthly or fortnightly | Principal and Interest or interest only. Monthly or fortnightly | Principal & Interest (no Interest only loans) |
| Can I make direct payments from my salary? | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Can I make automatic transfers from another HSBC Transactional account into my Home Loan account?** | Yes | Yes | No | N/A | N/A |
| Can I make additional repayments or arrange early prepayments? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes, however early prerepayment costs / fees apply | Yes, at the end of the three month interest period |
| Convenient access to funds | Yes, through ATM, EFTPOS, internet banking, automated phone banking, cheque and from any HSBC Premier Centre | Yes, through ATM, EFTPOS, internet banking, phone banking, cheque and from any HSBC Premier Centre | No | No | No |
| Statements | Monthly | Monthly | Monthly | Monthly | Monthly |
HSBC will only provide home loans to new customers if they meet our HSBC Premier qualifying criteria. Once you become a qualified HSBC Premier customer minimum home loan values no longer apply, although other home loan lending criteria may still need to be met.
*Fixed Rate Home Loans are available in the following fixed interest rate terms: six months, one, two, three, four or five years.
**All home loan repayments must be facilitated through an HSBC Transactional account.