Quick Summary
Founded
MyState around 1960, The Rock Building Society 1967
Owned by:
ASX Listed
Funded by:
Retail deposits and wholesale capital markets
LMI Provider:
Genworth
Lender type:
Banks, Regional Bank
MyState Bank is an unexpected mix of MyState, a regional Tasmanian Bank, and The Rock Building Society, a Queensland Building Society based in Rockhampton.
They merged in 2015 and their greater scale has enabled them to offer more competitive home loans across Australia through their mortgage broker partners.
MyState offers a good combination of competitive interest rates and niche lending policies which has enabled them to get some traction.
However most borrowers don't know who they are unless they're a local in one of their home regions.
How do MyState Bank's home loans compare?
Pros
- 95% home loans even if your deposit is a gift
- First home buyers
- Market-leading interest rates if you have a large deposit
- Self-employed home loans as they accept one years' tax returns or the most recent one
- Mature age applicants and retired guarantors
- Financing properties in Tasmania (TAS)
- They require less statements if you're refinancing your home loan
- They lend up to 95% of the cost of construction
- Financing the construction of a duplex
- Working with mortgage brokers
- You can use the BOQ and NAB ATM network with no fees
- You can provide simplified income evidence if you're self-employed
- Refinance home loan cash back offers
- Transparent about fees with no unexpected costs
- They can consider trading trusts and companies as borrowers
- 100% of overtime pay is accepted for emergency and health care workers
- 100% of untaxed Tax Benefits A and B and child support (up to and including 13 years of age) are accepted 100% of car allowance is used in serviceability calculation
- They provide up to 105% for guarantor home loans
- They lend up to 90% (inclusive of Lenders Mortgage Insurance) for rural residential properties up to forty hectares
Cons
- Their banking systems are outdated which can cause massive delays
- They're unlikely to help people with a bad credit history
- They don't have a large branch network
- They can't help self-employed borrowers who have little to no income evidence
- Depending on how busy they are, they may be slow to assess your application
- Their basic variable home loan or fixed rate home loan has no offset facility
- Really strict and hard to deal with once the deal moves into LMI (above 80% LVR)
What home loans types do they have?
These are home loans that are left over from the merger of The Rock Building Society and MyState Bank. It can get a little confusing.
The Essential Home Loan is a basic loan without many features but it has a good interest rate. It’s ideal for loans under $250,000.
The Rock Star Package is a competitive professional package that offers great rates if you are borrowing less than 80% of the property value. It has an offset account and discounts on other banking products in return for an annual fee.
Their Fixed Rate Home Loans are usually quite competitive, however, it always pays the shop around.
Credit scoring
Despite being a smaller lender, they actually have a sophisticated credit scoring system with a Scoreband from 6 being a low risk to 1 being a high risk.
What this means is that although they offer 95% home loans they aren’t handing them out like candy. You need to be in a strong financial position to qualify for them.
In addition to this, their LMI provider Genworth will also score applications, and they’re particularly tough on single borrowers or people with no genuine savings.
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MyState Bank Client Story
Anthony, NSW
Goal
To refinance a home and buy an investment property.
To have a fixed rate and the ability to make extra repayments.
Situation
Refinance, purchase an investment property, flexible fixed rate.
Background
Alison and her husband had paid off most of their mortgage and were looking to invest for their retirement. They wanted to buy an investment property using a home loan with a low fixed rate.
However, Alison's husband was expecting to receive an inheritance in the next two years so he wanted to have a fixed rate loan that would allow him to make extra repayments and pay down the loan faster.
Solution
The Rock Building Society (which is now called MyState Bank) allowed unlimited additional repayments with their fixed rate home loans.
The Rock was able to refinance the couple's mortgage and use their equity to fund their investment property without the need for a deposit.
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