How to minimise home loan fees

With some quick tips, you can learn to minimise your home loan fees.

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4 steps to minimising home loan fees

Often minimising fees is all about looking at your banking as a whole to make sure you've got the right loan to fit your lifestyle and the way you bank.

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Monitor your home loan to avoid exception fees

Exception fees (Overdrawn Fee, Missed payment fee, etc) are charged when you haven't kept enough money in your nominated account to cover your home loan repayment.
Check your nominated account regularly using Internet or Phone Banking to ensure that you've got the funds to cover your loan repayments. You can also call us on 1300 304 660 or drop by any St.George branch. For Portfolio Loan, get a balance enquiry at any St.George ATM or set up SMS and Email Alerts.
Exception fees are outlined in your loan Terms & Conditions. It's best to know what they are in order to avoid them:
- Missed payment fee ($15) – when you receive an arrears letter alerting you to an overdue amount that must be paid
- On a Portfolio Loan, Overdrawn Fee ($15 per transaction) – Overdrawn Fee is for each transaction we honour which exceeds your available credit.

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Important information

Conditions, credit criteria, fees and charges apply. Based on St.George’s credit criteria, residential lending is not available for Non-Australian resident borrowers. Interest rates subject to change. Before making a decision, it’s best to read the terms and conditions.

Loan Accounts – Charges for specific services and accounts (PDF 43KB)

This information is general in nature and has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information to your own circumstances and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.