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Great Southern Bank Basic Variable Home Loan – loan

★★★★★ 5.0 / 5 StrayaLoans editorial rating

Home loans up to $2 000 000

Loan amount $30,000 – $2,000,000
Interest from 2.39%
Term 5 – 30 months
Approval 24 hours
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Applying does not commit you to a contract.

Properties of this loan

  • Home loans up to $2 000 000
  • Term 5 - 30 years

Great Southern Bank (formerly CUA) offers a basic variable home loan for owner-occupiers and investors — a no-frills product aimed at competitive ongoing pricing with fewer bundled extras than a packaged home loan.

✓ Pros

  • Customer-owned bank structure
  • Competitively priced "basic" structure with fewer bundled fees
  • Variable rate allows extra repayments without a fixed-rate break cost
  • Pre-approval available before house hunting

✗ Cons

  • Smaller branch footprint than the big four banks
  • Basic loans may lack some features (e.g. offset) available on packaged loans elsewhere
  • Deposit and Lenders Mortgage Insurance rules apply as with any lender

How to apply

  1. Check your eligibility
  2. Apply online
  3. Approvals
  4. Access your money

Loan requirements

  • ✓ 18 years or older
  • ✓ Australian citizen or permanent resident (some lenders accept eligible visa holders)
  • ✓ Deposit or equity, commonly 5–20% of the property value
  • ✓ Stable employment history and serviceable income
  • ✓ Satisfactory credit history and lender valuation of the security property

Frequently asked questions

24 hours

The minimum loan amount at Great Southern Bank Basic Variable Home Loan is $30,000.

About Great Southern Bank, a business name of Credit Union Australia Ltd

CompanyGreat Southern Bank, a business name of Credit Union Australia Ltd
AddressBrisbane Queensland
Websitehttps://www.greatsouthernbank.com.au