Target Market Determination - Unloan Variable Home Loan
This document describes the type of customers for whom Unloan is most appropriate, and how Unloan is made available to our customers.
At a glance
What is a Target Market Determination?
A Target Market Determination (TMD) describes the cohort of customers that the product is targeted at (the Target Market) and any conditions around how the product is distributed to customers (the Distribution Conditions).
It also describes the events or circumstances where we are required to review the Target Market Determination for a financial product (the Review Triggers).
Start date: 24 June 2025
Next review due: 24 June 2027
Review period: At least every 24 months from the start date of this Target Market Determination.
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Why does Unloan need to have Target Market Determinations?
We’re required to have Target Market Determinations under law. The purpose of the law is to make sure customers are at the centre of our approach when designing and distributing our financial products. This document is not a substitute for the product’s terms and conditions or other disclosure documents.
When making a decision about this product, customers must refer to the relevant Product Disclosure Statement (PDS), Terms and Conditions or other disclosure documents.
Target Market
The table below matches the Product Attributes to the Objectives and Needs of the Target Market for this product. Unloan has assessed that the product including its Key Attributes are likely to be consistent with the Objectives and Needs of the Target Market.
Eligibility Criteria for the Product
Customers will need to satisfy certain eligibility criteria, including that customers must:
- be individuals 18 years of age or above;
- hold a current Australian Drivers’ License or Passport;
- provide sufficient security in accordance with Unloan’s credit assessment criteria, including acceptable residential mortgage.
Applications for home loans are subject to the Unloan’s standard credit approval process.
Distribution Conditions
Unloan will have oversight over how the product is promoted and issued. The product can only be distributed to customers in accordance with Unloan’s product and process requirements. All customers must satisfy Unloan’s credit assessment criteria which demonstrates the customer’s capacity to service the credit facility. In addition, the below table identifies the distribution channels which the product can be sold through and sets out the conditions that apply to each channel. Unloan views that the conditions specified are appropriate and are of a nature that it will be likely that the product will be distributed to the target market.
Review Triggers
If any of the below review triggers occur, or if an event or circumstance has occurred that would reasonably suggest that the TMD may no longer be appropriate, Unloan will undertake a review of this TMD:
Review Trigger Information Reporting Requirements
The following information must be provided to Unloan by all third parties responsible for the retail product distribution conduct of this product in accordance with this TMD, within the required timeframes:
Product Issuer: Commonwealth Bank of Australia ABN 48 123 123 124 AFSL and Australian credit license 234945
Unloan is a division of Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
Applications are subject to credit approval, satisfactory security and you must have a minimum 20% equity in the property. Minimum loan amount $10,000, maximum loan amount $10,000,000, and total borrowings per customer across all Unloan loans is $10,000,000. (For purchase loans a minimum 10% equity is required - however a Lenders Mortgage Insurance (LMI) premium and higher interest rate apply. In some cases, depending on the property’s location or type, an LMI premium may also be required for LVR between 70.01% to 80%). For loans with Lenders Mortgage Insurance (LMI) the minimum loan amount is $10,000, maximum loan amount is $3,000,000 and total borrowings per customer across all Unloan loans is limited to $3,000,000).
Unloan offers a 0.01% per annum loyalty discount on the Unloan Live-In rate or Unloan Invest rate upon settlement. On each anniversary of your loan’s settlement date (or the day prior to the anniversary of your loan’s settlement date if your loan settled on 29th February and it is a leap year) the margin discount will increase by a further 0.01% per annum up to a maximum discount of 0.30% per annum. Unloan may withdraw this discount at any time. The discount is applied for each loan you have with Unloan.
*At Unloan, we do not charge any annual, application, banking, account, transaction, late or exit fees. In certain circumstances you may be required to pay a Lenders Mortgage Insurance (LMI) premium. Learn more about why this is applied and how it works. Government fees may also apply. Learn more about government fees here. Your current lender may charge an exit fee when refinancing.
Tax law is complex and subject to change. For the latest information, check the ATO website or with your accountant or financial advisor.
Unloan is a division of Commonwealth Bank of Australia is also not a registered tax (financial) adviser under the Tax Agent Services Act 2009 and you should seek tax advice from a registered tax agent or a registered tax (financial) adviser if you intend to rely on this information to satisfy the liabilities or obligations or claim entitlements that arise, or could arise, under a taxation law.
Applications are subject to credit approval, satisfactory security and you must have a minimum 20% equity in the property. Minimum loan amount $10,000, maximum loan amount $10,000,000, and total borrowings per customer across all Unloan loans is $10,000,000. (For purchase loans a minimum 10% equity is required - however a Lenders Mortgage Insurance (LMI) premium and higher interest rate apply. In some cases, depending on the property’s location or type, an LMI premium may also be required for LVR between 70.01% to 80%). For loans with Lenders Mortgage Insurance (LMI) the minimum loan amount is $10,000, maximum loan amount is $3,000,000 and total borrowings per customer across all Unloan loans is limited to $3,000,000).
Unloan offers a 0.01% per annum loyalty discount on the Unloan Live-In rate or Unloan Invest rate upon settlement. On each anniversary of your loan’s settlement date (or the day prior to the anniversary of your loan’s settlement date if your loan settled on 29th February and it is a leap year) the margin discount will increase by a further 0.01% per annum up to a maximum discount of 0.30% per annum. Unloan may withdraw this discount at any time. The discount is applied for each loan you have with Unloan.
*At Unloan, we do not charge any annual, application, banking, account, transaction, late or exit fees. In certain circumstances you may be required to pay a Lenders Mortgage Insurance (LMI) premium. Learn more about why this is applied and how it works. Government fees may also apply. Learn more about government fees here. Your current lender may charge an exit fee when refinancing.
Applications are subject to credit approval, satisfactory security and minimum deposit requirements. Full terms and conditions are found on our Unloan Terms and Conditions. Modified Terms and Conditions will be set out in our Notice of Variation Agreement, if you are approved. This article is intended to provide general information only. It does not have regard to the financial situation or needs of any reader and must not be relied upon as financial product advice.