Review guides

Home loan review guides for existing borrowers

Review the current rate, repayment, fees, features and future plans before deciding to stay, reprice, restructure or refinance.

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Know when to stay, switch, or ask for help

A review should compare the current lender, options available through a broker, and the real costs behind any change.
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Broker education7 min read

Mortgage broker vs bank: what is the difference?

Compare speaking directly with one bank against having a mortgage broker review lenders available on their panel.

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Loan features7 min read

How to compare home loans

Compare home loans by looking at rate, fees, features, lender policy, repayment structure, and your actual borrower goal.

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Refinance7 min read

Refinancing costs explained

A guide to common refinance costs such as discharge fees, application fees, valuation fees, government charges, break costs, and package fees.

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Loan features

Check the features behind the repayment

Offset, redraw, fixed, variable, LVR, and comparison rates can all change whether the loan still works.
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Loan features7 min read

Offset vs redraw: what is the difference?

Compare offset accounts and redraw facilities before choosing a loan feature or reviewing your current setup.

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Loan features7 min read

Fixed vs variable home loans

Compare repayment certainty, flexibility, offset access, break costs, and rate movement before choosing fixed or variable.

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Loan features7 min read

Comparison rates explained

Understand why comparison rates can help, what they include, and why they still do not show every borrower outcome.

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Calculators

Check the numbers.

Model the numbers here, then ask a broker to check the lender policy, fees and assumptions behind them.

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These guides are general information. emoney can review your goal, lender options and documents before you make a loan decision.

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