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We understand that buying a home is probably the most important, and expensive purchase you'll ever make. We have designed hassle-free home loans to make this venture even easier for you.

Premium Home Loan Package1

We know how hard you’ve worked to afford a new home for your family, so why should you just throw money away on fees? At Illawarra Credit Union, we design hassle-free home loans to make buying a new home easier, and lighter on your pockets. If you’re looking to borrow over $250,000 then look no further than ICU’s new Premium Home Loan Package.

  • NO annual or ongoing fees
  • Up to 0.75% discount on the standard variable loan rate2
  • 0.10% discount on fixed interest rates
  • 10% off your general insurance premium in the first year
  • 100% Offset Account available on variable loans

 5.20% pa2
 interest rate
 

 5.20% pa*
 comparison rate
  

  Additional Information
Feature Premium Home Loan Package
Minimum Amount $250,000
Loan Period Up to 30 years
Repayments Weekly, fortnightly or monthly
Interest Charges Calculated daily, charged monthly
Loan Set up costs $0
Legal Costs May apply
Account Keeping Fees $0
Variable and Lump Sum Repayments Yes
Early Repayment without Penalty Yes 
Loan Repayment Insurance available Yes
Auto repayments (salary/account) Yes
Free Redraw facility Yes
Top up facility available Yes - No minimum amount 
 

Flying Start Home Loan

If you are applying for a new loan, or you want to refinance your existing loan from another institution, this may be the loan for you. This loan is designed to get you off to a flying start, with the interest rate discounted from the standard variable rate for the first 12 months.

  • Fully-featured loan to suit your needs
  • Redraw available on advance repayments
  • Flexible repayments to pay off your loan sooner
  • 100% Offset Account available
  • Fee Free Transaction Account **
 4.95% pa# 
interest rate

 5.40% pa*
comparison rate
  Additional Information
Feature Flying Start Home Loan
Minimum Amount $250,000
Loan Period Up to 30 years
Repayments Weekly, fortnightly or monthly
Interest Charges Calculated daily, charged monthly
Loan Set up costs $600
Legal Costs May apply
Account Keeping Fees Nil ($8 per month for Investment Loans)
Variable and Lump Sum Repayments Yes
Early Repayment without Penalty Yes (Unless paid out within the first 2 years)
Loan Repayment Insurance available Yes
Auto repayments (salary/account) Yes
Free Redraw facility Yes
Top up facility available Yes - No minimum amount (fees may apply)
 

Basic Variable Home Loan

With our Variable Home Loan you won't pay for any additional features that you don't need! Our Basic Variable is a no fuss home loan option with a low ongoing variable rate, low monthly fee and you can make additional repayments at any time to help you pay off your loan sooner.

The Basic Variable loan can be used for the purchase or refinancing of an owner occupied or investment home. You can even borrow to build your dream home or make major home improvements.

  • A permanent low variable rate loan
  • Redraw available on advance repayments (fees apply)
  • Increase repayments to pay off your loan sooner
  • Flexible repayments to suit you
  • Fee Free Transaction Account **
 5.28% pa 
interest rate

 5.41% pa*
comparison rate
  Additional Information
Feature Basic Variable Home Loan
Minimum Amount $30,000
Loan Period Up to 30 years
Repayments Weekly, fortnightly or monthly
Interest Charges Calculated daily, charged monthly
Loan Set up costs $600
Legal Costs May apply
Account Keeping Fees $8 per month
Variable and Lump Sum Repayments Yes
Early Repayment without Penalty Yes
Loan Repayment Insurance available Yes
Auto repayments (salary/account) Yes
Free Redraw facility No
Top up facility available Yes - No minimum amount
 

Standard Variable Home Loan

Our Standard Variable Home Loan is a variable home loan for purchasing or refinancing a home or investment property. You can even borrow to build your dream home or make major home improvements.

  • A variable rate loan
  • Redraw available on advance repayments
  • Flexible repayments to pay off your loan sooner
  • 100% Offset Account available
  • Fee Free Transaction Account **
 5.95% pa
interest rate

 5.99% pa*
comparison rate
  Additional Information
Feature  Standard Variable Home Loan
Minimum Amount $30,000
Loan Period Up to 30 years
Repayments Weekly, fortnightly or monthly
Interest Charges Calculated daily, charged monthly
Loan Set up costs $600
Legal Costs May apply
Account Keeping Fees Nil ($8 per month for Investment Loans)
Variable and Lump Sum Repayments Yes
Early Repayment without Penalty Yes
Loan Repayment Insurance available Yes
Auto repayments (salary/account) Yes
Free Redraw facility Yes
Top up facility available Yes - No minimum amount
 

Fixed Rate Home Loan

Our competitive Fixed Rate terms are available for 1, 2, 3 and 5 years and come with the flexibility of repayment options to suit your individual needs. Once the term expires, your loan will automatically revert to our standard variable rate, although we will contact you before this happens so you have the option to lock in your rate for a further period.

By locking in your interest rate with our fixed rate loan you get the certainty of knowing exactly what your interest rate and payments will be no matter what happens in the market!

  • Competitive interest rates
  • Fixed rate for 1, 2, 3, or 5 years
  • Flexible repayments to suit you
  • Redraw available on advance repayments
  • Fee Free Transaction Account **
From  5.09% pa
interest rate

From  5.91% pa*
comparison rate
  Additional Information
Feature Fixed Rate Home Loan
Minimum Amount $30,000
Loan Period Up to 30 years
Repayments Weekly, fortnightly or monthly
Interest Charges Calculated daily, charged monthly
Loan Set up costs $600
Legal Costs May apply
Account Keeping Fees Nil ($8 per month for Investment Loans)
Variable and Lump Sum Repayments Yes
Early Repayment without Penalty No (within the fixed period)
Loan Repayment Insurance available Yes
Auto repayments (salary/account) Yes
Free Redraw facility Yes
Top up facility available Yes - No minimum amount (fees may apply)
 

All in One Home Loan

Our All in One Loan is a flexible loan option that gives you access to the equity in your property. You can borrow up to 80% of its value and access this equity any time using your linked Visa Debit Card. This means you can use the All in One to manage all your finances from the one account..

  • Manage all of your expenses from one account
  • Save interest on your home loan
  • Access to the equity in your home
  • Competitive variable rate loan
  • Fee Free Transaction Account **
 5.98% pa
interest rate

 
  Additional Information
Feature All in One Home Loan
Minimum Amount $30,000
Loan Period Continuing Credit
Repayments Weekly, fortnightly or monthly
Interest Charges Calculated daily, charged monthly
Loan Set up costs $600
Legal Costs May apply
Account Keeping Fees Nil ($8 per month for Investment Loans)
Variable and Lump Sum Repayments Yes
Early Repayment without Penalty Yes
Loan Repayment Insurance available Yes
Auto repayments (salary/account) Yes
Free Redraw facility n/a
Top up facility available Yes - No minimum amount
 

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Interest rates effective 22/05/2013 and are subject to change. Eligibility criteria, terms and conditions, fees and charges apply. *Based on a loan for an amount of $150,000 secured over a term of 25 years. Warning: the comparison rate only applies to the example or examples given above. Different amounts and terms will result in different comparison rates. Costs such as redraw fees or early repayment fees, and cost savings such as fee waivers, are not included in the comparison rate but may influence the cost of the loan. **Fee Free relates to account keeping and transaction fees applied by the Illawarra Credit Union. Other fees and charges may apply. #Loans approved from 4 Oct 2012 the interest rate is 1.00% below the Standard Variable rate for a period of 12 months, then reverting to 0.55% below the Standard Variable rate for the remainder of the term. For loans approved 9 Nov 2011 to 3 Oct 2012 the discount was 1.30% below the Standard Variable rate for a period of 12 months and for loans approved prior to 9 Nov 2011 the discount was 1.25% below the Standard Variable rate for a period of 12 months, with the loans then reverting to the Standard Variable rate for the remainder of the term. 1. For new home loans only and loan amounts greater than $250,000. 2. Applies for variable loans greater than $400,000.

 

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