86 400 slashes rates as you pay off your home loan

Source: Twitter

Neobank 86 400 has launched a new strategy to reward customers for paying down their home loan.

The lender has introduced tiered variable rates for its 'Own Home Loan', dropping borrowers' interest rates as they lower their loan to value ratio (LVR).

The three tiers of variable rates for owner-occupiers making principal and interest (P&I) repayments are:

• 2.74% p.a. (3.02% p.a. comparison rate) for an LVR less than 80%
• 2.64% p.a. (2.92% p.a. comparison rate) for an LVR less than 70% 
• 2.59% p.a. (2.87% p.a. comparison rate) for an LVR less than 60%

Buying a home or looking to refinance? The table below features home loans with some of the lowest interest rates on the market for owner occupiers.

Advertisement

Smart Booster Home Loan Discounted Variable - 2yr (LVR < 80%)

Product Features

• Fast turnaround times, can meet 30-day settlement
• For purchase and refinance, min 20% deposit
• No ongoing or monthly fees, add offset for 0.10%

Monthly repayments:$1,601

2.60%Advertised Rate (p.a.)

2.96%Comparison Rate*

More details

Investors making P&I repayments can also take advantage of the tiered system, with rates of: 

• 3.09% p.a. (3.36% p.a. comparison rate) for an LVR less than 80%
• 2.99% p.a. (3.27% p.a. comparison rate) for an LVR less than 70% 
• 2.89% p.a. (3.17% p.a. comparison rate) for an LVR less than 60%

The new rates are effective from 20 August 2020 and apply to all variable rate customers, including existing Own Home Loan customers. 

86 400's standard variable rate for owner-occupiers is 4.10% p.a. (4.36% p.a. comparison rate), and all home loans are only available through a mortgage broker. 

Melissa Christy, Lending Product Lead at 86 400, said the neobank was thrilled to reward customers for paying down their loan. 

"We built 86 400 to help Australians take control of their money," Ms Christy said.

"By reducing the variable loan rates for customers with more equity in their property, we are helping our customers do more with their money. With rates at an all-time low, it's a great time to refinance."

Source: 86 400

86 400 is also offering a $2,000 cashback reward when you refinance before the end of the month and boasts an approval time of hours, rather than days. 

The neobank celebrated its first anniversary as a bank in July, launching its savings and transaction accounts in September of last year and its all digital mortgage business in November.

Since then, the lender has funded over $40 million in home loans and has its sights set on $2 billion in home loans by the end of 2021. 

It's the second lender to announce a tiered home loan system, with non-bank Athena announcing it's 'Athena Accelerates' offering last week.

---

Disclaimers

The entire market was not considered in selecting the above products. Rather, a cut-down portion of the market has been considered. Some providers' products may not be available in all states. To be considered, the product and rate must be clearly published on the product provider's web site. Savings.com.au, yourmortgage.com.au, yourinvestmentpropertymag.com.au, and Performance Drive are part of the Savings Media group. In the interests of full disclosure, the Savings Media Group are associated with the Firstmac Group. To read about how Savings Media Group manages potential conflicts of interest, along with how we get paid, please visit the web site links at the bottom of this page.

Latest Articles

• Which banks increased term deposit rates this week? June 24, 2022
• Westpac dynamic CVC reduces card fraud by 80% June 24, 2022
• Is Australia headed for a recession? June 24, 2022
• Gen-Xers and Millennials driving property price growth in regional areas June 23, 2022
• Did the RBA overstimulate the economy? June 22, 2022