The real size of the loyalty gap, every fee by state, break costs in a rising market, the offset trap ASIC found at eight banks, and what a 0.5% cut is worth if you keep the repayment.
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Every figure is dated and traceable to a public source. The last section of the guide lists them.
Discharge, registration and settlement fees by state for 2026-27, valuation and application fees, and when break costs bite.
Current rate table, what three rises added to a $600,000 loan, and the $160,584 difference from holding your repayment.
ASIC found offsets opened but not linked at eight banks. The five-minute check to do after every refinance.
Three rate rises, and a loyalty tax that is smaller than you were told
Every fee, itemised, and why break costs are probably small right now
What the curve is telling you, and what half a percent is worth
The 3% buffer, the exception that exists, and what lenders check now
Where the money actually is, and the account that silently breaks
Why a lower rate over a longer term costs more
Eight weeks from decision to settlement, and where it stalls
The decision in one page, and the thirty days after it
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Melanie spent more than 12 years in commercial banking at NAB, ANZ and Westpac before moving to broking. Through the Connective aggregator MFA places loans with more than 60 lenders. These guides are what she tells clients in the first meeting, with the sources attached.
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