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Heritage Bank is a Queensland-based mutual bank that is owned by its customers rather than shareholders.

Heritage Bank offers a wide range of fixed and variable mortgages and charges home loan rates that tend to be below the market average.

Heritage Bank is Australia’s largest mutual bank and has branches throughout Queensland.

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Content updated

17 Oct, 2022

Product data updated

21 Nov, 2024

Why choose Heritage Bank

Benefits

Variety of home loan products to choose from.
Package deals available to bundle this loan with other accounts.
Discounted rates available on some loan products.
Flexible loan features.

Drawbacks

Some products have moderate to high loan fees.
Some loans have moderate to high interest rates.

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All calculations are estimates only; they are not guarantees, pre-qualifications or pre-approvals for borrowing. All results are based solely upon the data entered into the calculator.
It is assumed that data entered into the calculator, including interest rates, do not change for the lifetime of the loan - unless specified.
The Present Value provided by this calculator is displayed as the amount labelled 'Loan amount'.
At the end of the interest-only period, the rate may change. For this calculation, rate switches to the current rate.
The current rate is today’s average big 4 owner occupier advertised discounted variable rate (LVR 80%), unless you have inserted your own rate.
Interest is calculated by compounding on the same frequency as the repayment selected, i.e. weekly, fortnightly or monthly.

Months are assumed to be of equal length. However, given some months are longer than others, interest charged may vary depending upon the month.
One year is assumed to contain exactly 52 weeks or 26 fortnights. Thus each year has 364 days.
The calculator uses the unrounded repayment to derive the home loan summary line graph and repayment schedule. However, institutions may round repayments to the nearest cent.
Your final mortgage repayments or borrowing amount will depend on your lender’s eligibility criteria among other factors.
Calculator does not include the cost of fees or other extra charges.
Calculator does not account for changes to interest rates over time.
This calculator is for information purposes only. Any advice is general and has not taken into account your personal circumstances. Consider whether you need financial advice from a qualified adviser.
After the interest only term ends, your repayments will change based on the current* interest rate. This rate is subject to change. Read our full disclaimer.

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Heritage Bank home loans are available through brokers who can help find the right loan and manage your application at no charge.

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Heritage Bank customer service

Heritage Bank has a network of over 60 branches spread across Brisbane, Sunshine Coast and Wide Bay Burnett areas. Home loan customers can contact Heritage Bank by calling the contact centre from Monday through to Saturday or can email the bank directly.

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How to Apply

Borrowers wanting to apply for a Heritage Bank home loan can either complete a secure online loan application form or can call through to the Contact Centre for more support. Queensland based borrowers can apply in their local branch. Before applying for a Heritage Bank home loan, consider what you can afford to borrow and what other costs you need to factor in. To apply for a Heritage Bank home loan, you will need to supply the following information:

Proof of identity.
Proof of income and employment, whether you’re self-employed or you’re on a salary.
Superannuation statements.
Proof of three months of savings history.

About Heritage Bank home loans

Heritage Bank home loans cater for a wide variety of mortgage customers:

Owner-occupier home loans
Investor home loans
Lines of credit
Bridging loans
SMSF loans
Reverse mortgages

Heritage Bank home loans also come with a range of interest rate options:

Variable rate
Fixed rate
Principal and interest
Interest-only
Split loans

If borrowers package their home loan with a Heritage Bank credit card and transaction account, they can qualify for mortgage rate reductions and fee waivers.

Heritage Bank mortgages have maximum loan terms of 30 years. Unlimited additional repayments are allowed. Depending on which home loan you choose, Heritage Bank also offers offset accounts and redraw facilities.

Heritage Bank home loan rates tend to range from very low to moderate, while application and ongoing fees tend to be moderate. Fees may apply for making redraws or closing fixed-rate mortgages early.

Heritage Bank home loan rates

Heritage Bank home loan rates differ from product to product, but they tend to be very low, moderately low or moderate.

As a challenger lender, Heritage Bank has to find a way to differentiate itself from the big four banks - which is one reason why it offers lower mortgage rates. Another reason Heritage Bank offers lower interest rates is that it is owned by its customers, rather than by shareholders, which means it doesn’t have the same imperative to maximise profits.

Heritage Bank offers three tiers of pricing for its home loans. From lowest to highest, they are:

Standard home loans
Line of credit loans
Bridging loans

Heritage Bank also charges different interest rates for owner-occupier mortgages (lower) versus investment mortgages (higher) and for principal-and-interest mortgages (lower) versus interest-only mortgages (higher).

Heritage Bank home loans review

Heritage Bank may be based in Queensland, but it provides home loans to borrowers all over Australia, whether directly from its branches or via mortgage brokers.

Heritage Bank’s bread and butter is owner-occupier home loans and investment home loans, both at the time of purchase or through refinancing. But it also offers specialist mortgage products such as lines of credit, bridging loans, SMSF loans and reverse mortgages.

Heritage Bank home loans can be principal and interest or interest-only, while borrowers can also choose for their mortgages to be variable, fixed or split.

In terms of interest rates, Heritage Bank tends to be at the cheaper end of the market, with mortgage rates tending to be very low, moderately low or moderate.

Its fees, though, are more likely to be moderate rather than market-leading. Those fees include application fees, monthly account-keeping fees and redraw fees.

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Mark Bristow

Personal Finance Editor

Mark Bristow is RateCity's Home & Personal Finances Editor, and an experienced analyst, researcher, and producer. While primarily focused on Australian mortgage and home loan expertise, he has experience across energy, home and travel insurances. Mark has been a journalist and writer in the financial space for over ten years, previously researching and writing commercial real estate at CoreLogic. In the years since, Mark has worked for the Winning Group, Expedia, and has seen articles published at Lifehacker and Business Insider.

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