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Lower Monthly Repayments
A sharper rate, quietly working.
Existing home-loan customers often pay meaningfully more than new customers at the same bank — the so-called 'loyalty tax'. A rate review across a wide lender panel, followed by either a repricing at your existing lender or a switch, can quietly bring monthly repayments down.
Things to consider
- A lower rate only pays off if it more than covers switching costs within a reasonable time — that's what the break-even calculator is for.
- Beware resetting a loan back to a fresh 30-year term at a lower rate — the monthly drop can hide a much higher total interest bill.
- Sometimes a threat to leave is enough to unlock a repricing at your current lender — no switch required.
- The comparison rate is a useful (imperfect) way to compare total cost across loans.
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