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1 UHomeLoan Terms & Conditions Effective 11 February 2014 If you would like more information or have any questions concerning any aspect of your Loan Contract please call UBank on
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3 Inside. 1. Terms and Conditions of your Loan Offer 2. Information statement 3. Warning regarding fixed rate lending 4. Insurance requirements concerning your Loan 5. Payment and redraw method conditions 6. My UHomeLoan conditions 7. Mortgage conditions 8. Direct debit service agreement WARNING: The Lender recommends that you seek legal and financial advice before accepting your Loan Offer. 1.
4 Part 1. Terms and Conditions of your Loan Offer Division 1 Understanding your Loan Offer (all facilities) 1 Interpretation 1.1 Definitions In these Terms and Conditions, your Loan Offer and the Associated Conditions, the following expressions have the following meanings: Access Code means the personalised identification number provided by Us to enable access to My UHomeLoan. Advantedge means Advantedge Financial Services Pty Ltd ACN , or any successor or assign. Annual Percentage Rate means the UHomeLoan Standard Variable Rate and any Margin as specified in the Financial Table as the Annual Percentage Rate subject to change in accordance with the provisions of the Loan Offer and these Terms and Conditions. Associated Conditions means: (a) the Payment and Redraw Method Conditions; and (b) the My UHomeLoan Conditions. Available Credit Balance means in respect of Your Facility Account, the difference between: (a) the actual balance of that account less any uncleared balance; and (b) the notional balance of that account calculated by Us assuming that the Facility had been drawn down in full on the commencement of the Facility and all Payments of principal, interest and other fees and charges had been paid in accordance with the Loan Offer with no additional Payments, provided that the debit balance referred to in paragraph (a) is less than the debit balance calculated in accordance with paragraph (b). Your Available Credit Balance is ascertainable by telephoning UBank or via logging into My UHomeLoan. 2.
5 Bank means National Australia Bank Limited ABN Australian Credit Licence or any other financial institution with which we may make arrangements for the provision of a Redraw Method or Payment Method. Business Day means any day that is not a Saturday or a Sunday on which banks are open for general business in Melbourne, Victoria. Calendar Month means each of the 12 months of the year. Code of Conduct means any code of conduct to which We or Advantedge subscribe. Consumer Protection Law means the Fair Trading Act 1999 (Vic) or similar consumer protection law of the State or Territory or the Australian Commonwealth which applies to the Loan. Credit Law means any law relating to the provision of consumer credit which applies to the Loan, including the National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009 (Cth) including the National Credit Code in Schedule 1 and any regulations and instruments made under that Act. Date of First Advance means the date on which any part of a Facility is first provided by Us. Date of Disclosure is the date set out as such in the Financial Table and being the date on which relevant financial information is disclosed for the purposes of Credit Law. Default Margin is the difference between the applicable Annual Percentage Rate and the applicable Default Rate. Default Rate is the applicable Annual Percentage Rate plus a further 4.0% per annum. Direct Debit Request Form means an agreement under which You authorise Us to make payments to your Facility Account by debiting a current account of yours with another financial institution in such form as We may from time to time require. Economic Event means an event where You make any early repayment of all or any part of a Fixed Rate Facility, or change to a variable rate or to another fixed rate, prior to the end of the Fixed Rate Period of the Fixed Rate Facility. EFT System means the electronic system linking Electronic Banking Terminals. Electronic Address includes, but is not limited to, a person s address. 3.
6 Electronic Communication means a communication of information in the form of data, text or images by means of guided and/or unguided electromagnetic energy and includes, but is not limited to, communication by and communicate electronically has corresponding meaning. Event of Default means any of the events set out in Clause Facility means the Loan set forth in the Loan Offer unless the Loan Offer provides for the Loan to be divided into separate component parts in which case Facility means each such designated part and Facilities has a corresponding meaning. Facility Account means the account that You have with Us in respect of a Facility. Facilities Agreement means any agreement from time to time between the Bank and Us for the provision of services by the Bank in respect of a Redraw Method or Payment Method. Financial Table means the table containing relevant financial information set out at the start of the Loan Offer. Fixed Rate Facility means a Facility identified as a fixed interest rate facility. If facility is a fixed interest rate facility, Clause 20 shall apply. Fixed Rate Fee means the fee payable from time to time where you request a Fixed Rate Facility. Fixed Rate Period means the period agreed period during which a Facility has a fixed interest rate. Fixed Rate Expiration Date means the end of the Fixed Rate Period. Fixed Rate Offer Expiry Date means the date set out in the Loan Offer. Information System means a system for generating, sending, receiving, storing or otherwise processing electronic communications. Lender means AFSH Nominees Pty Ltd ABN Australian Credit Licence of Level 10, 101 Collins Street, Melbourne telephone (03) Lender s Early Payment Loss is our estimate of our costs and losses as set out in the Loan Offer and Clause 20.9 Loan means the loan of the Amount of Credit set out in the Financial Table and which may be comprised of one or more Facilities in accordance with the terms of the Loan Offer. 4.
7 Loan ID Number means the security access number as shown in a Borrower s Facility Account. Loan Offer or Offer means any Loan Offer, provided by Us to You which adopts these Terms and Conditions or which is subject to these Terms and Conditions, as amended in accordance with these Terms and Conditions. Loan Servicer means Advantedge or any other servicer identified in the Loan Offer. Margin means the interest rate margin identified in your Offer Nominated Account means the current account You maintain in connection with your Direct Debit Request Form. Notional Monthly Repayment means the amount calculated by Us as representing a monthly Payment of the Facility: in the case of a principal and interest Facility, including principal and interest assuming that the Facility has been drawn down in full on the Date of First Advance and was repaid by equal monthly payments until the Final Repayment Date; and in the case of an initially interest only Facility, the initial interest payment assuming that the Facility has been drawn down in full on the Date of First Advance. Payment means a payment of any amount to your Facility Account including repayment of principal and any payment of interest or fees and charges. Payment Method means a method that We make available for You to make Payments to your Facility Account in accordance with the Payment and Redraw Method Conditions and your Loan Offer. Payment and Redraw Method Conditions means the loan account payment and access redraw conditions forming Part 5 of this document and setting out how You can access credit and make payments under your Loan, as amended from time to time. Redraw Method means a method that We make available to You to access credit available on your Facility Account in accordance with the Payment and Redraw Method Conditions and your Loan Offer. Security means any existing or new mortgage required by the Loan Offer. Security Property means any property that is the subject of Security. 5.
8 My UHomeLoan Conditions means the conditions forming Part 6 of this document and setting out how You can access your Facility Account by the internet. My UHomeLoan means the automated service system operated on behalf of Us and accessible via the internet. Transaction means a debiting or crediting to your Facility Account other than: the monthly debiting of interest, the crediting of your payments in accordance with an agreed payment frequency, the debiting of a redraw pursuant to Clause 7 in accordance with our standard direct debit system, or the consequential debiting of taxes. UBank, a division of National Australia Bank Limited ABN Australian Credit Licence , is your Mortgage Manager as set out in the Loan Offer. UBank Reference Rate means the rate identified as the UHomeLoan Standard Variable Rate displayed on the UBank website: ubank.com.au. Unauthorised Transaction means any transaction, using the My UHomeLoan service, You did not authorise or engage in or have knowledge of even though Your Loan ID or Access Code was used to generate the disputed transaction. We or Us means the Lender and our has a corresponding meaning. You means the person or persons to whom the Offer is made and your has a corresponding meaning. 1.2 Your instructions to us relating to the Loan If there is more than one of You, each of You authorises any of You to give Us instructions in relation to your Loan, including any changes to the Loan. These instructions will bind all of You. 1.3 Jurisdiction This Loan is subject to the laws of the Australian State or 6.
9 Territory in which You ordinarily reside when You accept the Loan Offer. If You do not ordinarily reside in an Australian State or Territory then this Loan is subject to the laws of the Australian State or Territory in which We first provide the Loan to You. 1.4 Credit Law Your Loan Offer states whether Credit Law applies to the Loan. If Credit Law applies to the Loan, then where Credit Law would make a provision of the Loan Offer or these Terms and Conditions illegal or void then the Loan Offer or these Terms and Conditions are to be read down (if possible) to the extent needed to prevent it having any of those effects. If this cannot be done, the Loan Offer or these Terms and Conditions are to be read as if that provision were omitted. If Credit Law applies to the Loan and the Loan Offer and these Terms and Conditions are inconsistent with Credit Law, Credit Law prevails to the extent of the inconsistency. For the purpose of this Clause, these Terms and Conditions include the Payment and Redraw Method Conditions. 1.5 Loan portability Your Loan is portable which means that if You sell the Security Property and purchase an alternative property, We are generally agreeable to transferring your Loan to your new property. You have up to three months to provide Us with a mortgage over another Security Property. Pending the provision of the new mortgage, your loan funds must be placed in interest bearing deposit with Us under our control. This may save You significant fees and expenses. Loan portability is subject to your satisfactory credit history and our approval of alternative security. Contact UBank to discuss this option. 1.6 The Lender s other credit products We offer several competitive and innovative loan products. During the course of the Loan You may find that some other product of the Lender better suits your requirements. UBank will be happy to discuss with You any changes You may wish to make to the Loan. For example, You may wish to change the Loan from a variable interest rate to a fixed interest rate or 7.
10 vice versa. In most cases new loan documentation will be required, but existing mortgages can be utilised, so that the changes can be made quickly, with minimum effort and expense. Division 2. General Provisions 2 Duration and drawdown 2.1 Commencement The Date of First Advance must take place within two months of the date the Offer is accepted and received by Us. If the Date of First Advance does not occur within that time (or any extension granted by Us), We may terminate our obligation to advance the Facility. 2.2 Balance of Facility In the event that the Facility is not drawn in full on the Date of First Advance, then the balance may be drawn down following notice to Us at least two business days before the date of the requested drawdown. Notice by You pursuant to this clause must be in writing. 2.3 Expiry The Facility is to be repaid in full on or before the Final Repayment Date set forth in the Loan Offer. 3 Requirements before drawdown Before a drawdown of your Facility can be made: You must sign and return the Loan Offer to our solicitors or settlement agent, You must provide any new Security that is required by the Loan Offer, You must provide evidence of insurance as required by the Loan Offer and these Terms and Conditions, You must comply with any of our other requirements as notified by Us, our solicitors or settlement agent, the Security Property and the Security must be in order, there must be no current Event of Default, and no information must have come to the attention of Advantedge and no event must have occurred which in either case in the reasonable opinion of Advantedge 8.
11 would render the providing of the Facility prejudicial to our interest. 4 Interest 4.1 Calculation of interest Interest is calculated on a daily basis on the unpaid daily balance of the Facility at the rate determined by dividing the Annual Percentage Rate applicable at the time by Calculation of additional interest where there is default in Payments In addition to interest in accordance with Clause 4.1, if there is default in payment then while the default continues, interest is calculated on a daily basis in respect of the amount in default at the rate determined by dividing the Default Margin applicable at the time by Interest (including default interest) is debited monthly and on final repayment Interest will be debited each Calendar Month, with the first interest being debited on the last day of the Calendar Month in which the Date of First Advance occurs and on the last day of each Calendar Month thereafter. In addition, We will debit any interest accrued at the time on the date the Facility is repaid in full. The amount debited is not treated by Us as part of the unpaid daily balance for the last day of the Calendar Month for the purpose of calculating interest charges under the Facility. 4.4 Period to which the interest refers Interest will be calculated from and including the Date of First Advance through to and including the first debiting date. Thereafter, the period for which interest is calculated will be from but not including the previous debiting date through to and including the current debiting date. In addition, where the Facility is repaid in full, the period is from but not including the previous debiting date through to and including the day prior to the repayment date. 4.5 Interest debited to account will 9.
12 attract interest Except as otherwise provided in this clause, interest debited to the Facility will attract interest at the same rate and in the same manner as principal moneys. 5 This clause has been deliberately left blank 6 Payments 6.1 Payment of principal, interest and fees You agree to pay all of the principal moneys, interest and fees and charges due under the Loan in accordance with the terms of the Offer. 6.2 Repayments in Loan Offer The repayments set out in the Loan Offer have been calculated on the assumption that your Facility is drawdown in full on the Date of First Advance. If You do not drawdown your Facility in full on the Date of First Advance, We shall recalculate your monthly payment and promptly advise You of a reduced monthly payment. Clause 8.2 shall not apply to this notification. 6.3 Method of Payment All payments are to be made by use of a direct debits system nominated by Us from time to time, by BPAY or by salary and other income crediting in accordance with the Payment and Redraw Method Conditions. You will need to complete and sign appropriate forms in accordance with those conditions and this clause. We will debit each payment to the account nominated by You in accordance with your Direct Debit Request Form in the absence of other authorised payment. You agree to comply with the Payment and Redraw Method Conditions and to maintain a current Direct Debit Request Form at all times. 6.4 Change of Payment frequency 10.
13 Subject to You not being in default hereunder, You may from time to time change the payment frequency in respect of the Facility following the payment of one initial monthly instalment to: weekly payments on any day of the week (payment equals monthly payment multiplied by 12 and divided by 52); fortnightly payments on any day of the week (payment equals monthly payment multiplied by 12 and divided by 26); or monthly payments on any day of the month. Changes to your payment frequency may be effected by contacting UBank by phone on or via My UHomeLoan. When You change the payment frequency, a one-off interest payment may be required to cover any broken period arising from the change of payment dates. We will tell You the amount required to be paid to cover that period. 6.5 Crediting of Payments Any payment received by Us after 4:00pm Melbourne time on any day will be credited to the Facility on the next Business Day. If any payment is dishonoured, the payment will be treated as not having been made. We will reverse any credit and accrue interest on the unpaid daily balance as if the credit had not been made. Where a payment is due on a day that is not a Business Day, You must make the payment on the immediately preceding Business Day. Registered to BPAY Pty Ltd We will apply each payment to pay: first, any arrears, in the order in which the amounts comprising arrears have been debited to the account, secondly, fees, charges and similar payments, thirdly, interest charges, and fourthly, the balance of the Facility. 6.6 Additional Payments (a) Except as set forth in the following paragraphs, You must not pay an amount under the Facility before it is 11.
14 due and payable. We are not obliged to accept such a payment. (b) Subject to Clause 6.6(d) You may repay the Facility in full at any time. (c) Subject to Clause 6.6(d) You may pay an additional amount in repayment of the Facility at any time provided that You give Us at least two Business Days notice of your intention to make the early repayment. (d) [Making additional payments to a Fixed Rate Facility may result in an Economic Event. If there is an Economic Event, Lender s Early Repayment Loss may be payable as set out in Clause 20.9 (e) Notice by You pursuant to this clause must be in writing via My UHomeLoan or in a method acceptable to the Lender. If You effect an additional Payment to your Facility, any such Payment will be applied in satisfaction of any Payment due to be effected by direct debit within the next month, unless You arrange otherwise. For example, a voluntary Payment made on is applied towards satisfaction of the Payments due up to , or if is not a Business Day, the next Business Day thereafter. (f) If You effect additional repayments pursuant to this Clause, You may apply to Us to reduce your repayments for the balance of your Facility. There is no obligation on Us to agree to any change. 7 Redrawing of early Payments 7.1 Availability You may from time to time request a redraw under a Facility on the following conditions: You have prepaid amounts under the Facility in excess of your scheduled Payments, the redraw amount requested by You is not more than your Available Credit Balance, there has been no adverse change in your financial situation or to your ability to repay the Facility without hardship, the Security and the Security Property are in order, You request the redraw in accordance with these 12.
15 Terms and Conditions, at the time that You request the redraw there is no current Event of Default, no information has come to the attention of Advantedge and no event has occurred which, in either case in Advantedge s reasonable opinion, would render the providing of the Facility prejudicial to our interest, and Advantedge, in its discretion, exercised reasonably, consents to the redraw request. 7.2 Requirements for redraw When a redraw is requested during the term of the Facility, You must observe the following conditions: You must request a redraw in such form as We reasonably require, You must make your request to UBank by calling at least two Business Days before the date that the redraw is required, or via My UHomeLoan notice by You pursuant to this clause must be in writing, or via My UHomeLoan or in a method acceptable to the Lender. 7.3 Procedure for redraw When a redraw is made, We will credit the amount of the redraw to the account for which We hold your current Direct Debit Request. We will credit the account by use of a direct credit system nominated by Us from time to time. 8 Changes to the Loan 8.1 Changes to interest rates We may change the Annual Percentage Rate, by changing any of the UHomeLoan Standard Variable Rate or the Margin (unless the Offer provides otherwise), from time to time to reflect our view of market conditions and cost of funds, or as otherwise provided in the Loan Offer or these Terms and Conditions. We may also change the Default Rate from time to time to reflect our view of market conditions and cost of funds, or as otherwise provided in the Loan Offer or these Terms and Conditions. When there is a change in the Annual Percentage Rate by 13.
16 changing the UHomeLoan Standard Variable Rate or the Margin, or both, or, We change the Default Rate, We will notify You: in writing no later than the date it begins to apply to your Loan; or by advertising any reduction or increase in a leading daily newspaper in each State and Territory no later than the day on which the change takes effect. You can find out your UHomeLoan Standard Variable Rate for your Facility at any time by telephoning UBank on or by logging on to My UHomeLoan 8.2 Changes to Payments We can change the amount of Payments so that they are sufficient to repay the Facility within the agreed term in circumstances of interest rate change or redraw or drawing of all or part of your Available Credit Balance or default by You. We will not automatically review the Payments every time that interest rates change or every time You make a redraw or drawing of all or part of your Available Credit Balance. We may also change the frequency or time for payment of Payments and the period over which they are to be paid and the manner in which they are to be paid and the method of calculation of Payments. We will give You at least 20 days written notice before any increase in your Payments take effect. 8.3 Changes to fees and charges We may introduce new fees or charges for loans. We may change the amount, frequency or time for payment and the manner in which each fee and charge for the Loan is to be paid. Where these changes are made unilaterally by Us, You will be given at least 20 days notice in writing of the change or new fee or charge. 8.4 Changes to redraw provisions We may terminate or vary your right to effect a redraw pursuant to Clause 7 at any time by giving not less than 20 days notice in writing. 8.5 Other changes to the Loan Offer or Terms and Conditions Other changes We may make to Your Loan include changes to: the manner in which interest is calculated or applied 14.
17 and the dates on and frequency and manner with which interest will be charged or debited and the manner in which it is to be paid, the manner in which We can advise You of changes to the Loan or these Terms and Conditions, or any other provision of the Loan Offer or the Terms and Conditions which is not specifically covered by the other provisions of Clause 8 including the adopting of a new Terms and Conditions Booklet to replace this document. We may make these changes because of: changes in the cost of providing credit to You; changes in legal or other regulatory requirements affecting Us; changes in any system or product development or enhancement; the need to correct errors, omissions, discrepancies or ambiguities; or changes to industry practice. Where We make the changes under this clause, We will give You not less than 20 days notice in writing of the change. 8.6 If you cancel your Loan If You consider that you will be adversely affected by changes to the Loan Offer or the Terms and Conditions notified to you under this Clause 8, You may cancel the Loan by repaying Us the amount required to pay out your Loan on the day You wish to end the Loan. If You cancel the Facility, You may be required to pay the fees, costs and charges as set out in the Loan Offer. If You cancel the Facility during a Fixed Rate Period You may also be required to pay a Lender s Early Repayment Loss. 9 Fees and charges Details of fees and charges payable by You in respect of the Loan are set out in the Loan Offer. 10 Payment of fees and charges After commencement of the Loan unless You pay the fee or charge directly We may debit the fee or charge to the Facility Account or your Nominated Account on the day it is due. Any fee or charge payable when the Facility is repaid or Security 15.
18 is discharged must be paid directly. Fees and charges debited to the Facility Account will be added to the outstanding balance of the account and attract interest at the same rate and in the same manner as principal moneys. When fees and charges are debited to your Nominated Account, You must ensure that there are sufficient funds available to cover those fees and charges. 11 Security 11.1 Security for the Loan Details of all existing and new Security for the Loan are set out in the Loan Offer Security documentation procedure Our solicitors or settlement agents will prepare the security documents using our standard form Security documents. You must do anything (such as producing and signing documents) that We reasonably require to give full effect to these terms and the Securities Insurance The Security Property must be insured at all times during the Facility. We have a mortgage over any claim under such insurance and the proceeds of any claim. 12 Commissions Details of commissions payable to or receivable by Us relating to the introduction of the Loan or for business financed by the Loan are set forth in the Loan Offer. 13 Lender s mortgage insurance The Offer may provide that the Loan is conditional on Us obtaining lender s mortgage insurance no later than the Date of First Advance. This is insurance effected by the Lender against loss to Us that may arise under the Loan. The insurance protects Us, not You as the borrower. If You default under the Loan resulting in the sale of the Security Property, but the sale proceeds are not sufficient to fully repay the Loan, We may incur a loss. We may recover the loss under our mortgage insurance policy. 16.
19 However, You will still be legally responsible for repaying the Loan and the insurer can recover any shortfall it has paid Us from You. The amount of any premium that You are required to pay is set out in the Financial Table. If no amount is set out, then We will pay any premium. 14 Information 14.1 Full names and addresses of debtors You promise Us that your name and address as set forth in the Loan Offer are complete and correct Financial information We may at any time during the term of the Loan require You to provide information concerning your financial circumstances. You are obliged to provide the information together with such supporting material as is reasonable Assignment We may assign Our rights and interests in the Loan. We will not give You notice of that assignment unless notice is required by law or We reasonably consider there is an important reason to notify you. You consent to the disclosure by the Lender of any information We have about You (including a copy of the Loan Offer) to any person who has acquired the rights or interests of Us or is considering doing so. Your rights are personal to You and may not be assigned without our consent. Where the Loan is governed by Credit Law, You will have the same rights against an assignee at law as You do against Us Statements We will provide statements of account to every party to the Loan, or a nominated party, once each six months, or more often as agreed. In addition, statements of account are available from UBank by calling or via logging on to My UHomeLoan at any time. If there are errors or unauthorised transactions shown on your statement, it is your responsibility to notify Us or UBank immediately. 17.
20 14.5 Notices (a) We may give You a notice in writing, a statement or a demand for payment by delivering it to You personally or by leaving it at your residential or business address, or by sending it by post, facsimile or similar facility to your residential or business address. For this purposes, We can use the last address that We have recorded for You. We may also give you notice in writing, a statement or a demand for payment by method of electronic communication. (b) Subject to Clause 14.7, We may communicate with You at your last known Electronic Address. (c) Service by post may be effected by properly addressing, preparing and posting the notice, statement or demand for payment as a letter. (d) Service by electronic communication is effected at the time when the electronic communication enters the information system of the addressee. (e) If the notice is a demand for payment, it can be signed by any officer of Us, or any solicitor or other agent authorised by an officer of Us. Any other form of notice or statement need not be signed, unless required by law. (f) If You change your name, address or Electronic Address You must notify Us in writing immediately specifying details of the change You may communicate electronically with Us (a) If, under the Loan Offer or Credit Law You are required or permitted to: give information in writing; produce a document, You may do so electronically (subject to this clause). (b) We will only accept electronic communication by You that: is sent to Us at the Electronic Address most recently advised by Us to You; is sent by You or with your consent; clearly identifies your Facility Account name and Loan ID Number; 18.
21 is in a format that can be printed and saved electronically by Us; is dispatched by the Electronic Address We have recorded for You. (c) This clause does not apply to providing notices and documents prior to entering into the Loan. (d) Documents of title cannot be communicated electronically. (e) We can withdraw consent to the giving of documents and notices by electronic communication at any time We may communicate electronically with You (a) We may communicate electronically with You, if You give Us your specific consent in writing (in a form acceptable to Us) to receive information electronically. Then, We may provide You electronically with documents and notices these Terms and Conditions or the Credit Law require or permit Us to give You in writing. (b) If the Credit Law applies to your Loan, We may give You documents and notices electronically only if the Credit Law permits Us to do so. (c) If You consent to Us giving You documents and notices by Electronic Communication, You acknowledge that: We may no longer give You paper documents and notices; electronic communications should be regularly checked for documents and notices; and You may withdraw your consent at any time. (d) When We give documents or notices to You by Electronic communication, We may: post the documents or notices on My UHomeLoan. If We do this, We will promptly notify You by electronic communication at the Electronic Address We have recorded for You. We will ensure that the documents or notices are available for a reasonable period of time for retrieval by You and provide You with information as to how to access or retrieve the documents or notices; or (e) send the documents or notices to You at the Electronic Address We have recorded for You. 19.
22 15 Default 15.1 Events of Default Each of the following is an Event of Default: You do not make a Payment on time, You fail to comply on time with any of your obligations under the Loan Offer or these Terms and Conditions, any information supplied by You in connection with the Loan Offer or any Security or Security Property is false or, in our opinion, misleading, You breach any term or condition of any Security or any other agreement with Us, You become insolvent (within the meaning of the Corporations Act), You die or become mentally incapacitated, You give any mortgage or charge over the Security Property without our consent or default under any such mortgage or charge; or any action is commenced or threatened to confiscate any Security Property under any legislation relating to the proceeds of crime Consequences of an Event of Default If an Event of Default occurs: We may refuse to give You further credit, immediately, and without notice to You, take action to protect any Security or any Security Property, for example, by paying insurance premiums or outstanding rates and taxes, and We can require immediate payment of all money You owe Us. Before We require payment, We will give You at least 30 days written notice (calculated as provided by Credit Law) to remedy the Event of Default. However, we will not give You notice and money will become immediately repayable without notice if: We believe on reasonable grounds that We were induced by fraud on Your part or the part of a mortgagor to enter into the Loan, 20.
23 We have made reasonable attempts to locate You but without success, a court so authorises Us, or We are otherwise permitted to do so under Credit Law. If an Event of Default occurs and We do not give You any written notice in respect of that Event of Default, this does not mean that We have waived our rights in respect of the Event of Default or our right to serve notice at a later date. If payment is made following an Event of Default in accordance with this clause prior to the fifth anniversary of the Date of First Advance (whether as a consequence of our default action pursuant to any Security or otherwise), You shall be obliged to pay to Us any additional amount which would have been payable pursuant to Clause 6.6 or Clause Enforcement expenses If an Event of Default occurs, You will be required to pay reasonable expenses which are reasonably incurred by Us in enforcing or preserving our rights under the Loan or the Security including any goods and services tax paid by Us in respect thereof. These expenses include our reasonable expenses reasonably incurred in preserving or maintaining the Security Property (including paying insurances, rates and taxes) after a default and collection expenses. Enforcement expenses may be debited to the Loan, and will attract interest at the same rate and in the same manner as principal moneys. Enforcement expenses are payable by You when they are incurred by Us Joint and several liability If the Loan is being made to more than one person, then each person will be liable individually, and every 2 or more persons are liable jointly, for all amounts due under the Loan. All of your obligations attach to your successors and permitted assignees Exercise of Lender s rights Any rights, powers or discretions of ours relating to the Loan may be exercised by: the Lender; by the Loan Servicer as servicer of the Loan; or by any officer of either Us or Advantedge or by our solicitors. 21.
24 All notices to Us must be forwarded to Advantedge Code of Conduct Our rights under the terms of the Loan Offer and these Terms and Conditions shall be subject to the provisions of each applicable Code of Conduct. 16 Disbursement of the Loan The Loan shall be disbursed as set forth in the Loan Offer. 17 Provisions applying to Facility Accounts 17.1 Separate financial accounts for each Facility Account Where the Loan Offer provides for the Loan to be divided into separate component parts, We will account separately for each component part (each Facility) and will: designate a separate account for each Facility; provide a separate account number for each Facility, and issue separate statements of account for each Facility Conduct of each Facility We may direct a fee or charge to any Facility or divide a fee or charge between a Facility. 18 Liability of lender Only the parties to this Offer will be liable for any breach of or accrued obligation arising under this Offer, and any obligation or liability accrued under this Offer may only be enforced by the parties to this Offer unless this Offer is novated, assigned or additional parties are added pursuant to the terms of this Offer 19 Dispute resolution process 19.1 What to do if you have a dispute or complaint If you wish to dispute any matter or make a complaint against Us, please contact Us. We have both internal and external dispute resolution processes aimed to resolve any dispute or complaint from You. 22.
25 19.2 Lodging your dispute or complaint You should gather all relevant supporting documents about the dispute or complaint. You can let us know your dispute or complaint by: Contacting UBank in first instance Customer Resolutions Officer UBank P.O. Box 1466 North Sydney NSW 2059 Login at ubank.com.au and create a secure message Telephone: Website: ubank.com.au For some complaints, for example those relating to hardship applications or Our Default process, UBank may refer your complaint to Advantedge: Complaints & Disputes Resolution Officer Advantedge Financial Services Level 10, 101 Collins Street Melbourne VIC Telephone: (03) am 5pm AEST weekdays Fax: (03) Website: advantedge.com.au 19.3 Next step if you are not happy with our proposed resolution We aim to resolve your dispute or complaint within 45 Business Days. If the matter is more complex, it may take a longer time to resolve. If that is so, We will keep you informed of the progress of the matter. For all UBank complaints: You may lodge a written complaint with the Financial Ombudsman Service at: Financial Ombudsman Service GPO Box 3 Melbourne VIC 3001 Telephone: or (03) am 5pm AEST weekdays Fax: (03)
26 If you re overseas call on Website: fos.org.au For complaints We refer to Advantedge: You may lodge a written complaint with the Credit Ombudsman Service at: Credit Ombudsman Service PO Box A252, Sydney South NSW 1235 Tel: or (02) am 5pm AEST weekdays Fax: (02) Website: creditombudsman.com.au 20 Fixed rate facilities 20.1 Application of Clause This clause applies to a Fixed Rate Facility in the event of any inconsistency between the provision of this clause and any other provision of the Terms and Conditions (other than Clause 1.2), the provisions of this clause shall prevail Initial drawdown The Facility must be drawdown in full on the Date of First Advance Determination of initial fixed interest rate If your Loan Offer provides that the interest rate is fixed for a Fixed Rate Period,: the interest rate will be the fixed rate specified in the Loan Offer provided the Date of First Advance is on or before the Fixed Rate Offer Expiry Date; and The interest rate is fixed for the Fixed Rate Period commencing on the Date of First Advance. If the Date of First Advance is after the Fixed Rate Offer Expiry Date, the interest rate for your Loan will be the variable interest rate described in your Offer Restriction on change of interest rate We will not change the Annual Percentage Rate pursuant to the provisions of Clause 8.1 in the case of Fixed Rate Loans following the Date of First Advance and prior to the Fixed Rate Expiration Date. 24.
27 20.5 Restrictions on redraw The provisions of Clause 7 shall only apply if the interest rate is a variable interest rate (following the Fixed Rate Expiration Date) Additional Payments If You make any early Payment of all or any part of your Facility prior to the Fixed Rate Expiration Date, You shall pay to Us the Lender s Early Payment Loss as set forth in the Loan Offer Request for a variable rate You may request a Facility to be changed from a fixed interest rate to a variable interest rate by contacting us. If We agree to your request prior to the end of the Fixed Rate Expiration Date, You must pay Us the Lender s Early Payment Loss as set forth in the Loan Offer When a fixed rate period ends When a fixed rate period ends following the Fixed Rate Expiration Date, the interest rate on the Facility changes to a variable interest rate unless We agree with a request by You to a different interest rate (such as a fixed rate or interest only product). See Part 3: Warning regarding fixed rate lending Calculation of Lender s Early Payment Loss The Lender s Early Payment Loss for a Fixed Rate Facility is an amount equal to our reasonable estimate of Our loss arising from an Economic Event. This loss usually arises because of changes in market interest rates between the start of the Fixed Rate Period and when the Economic Event occurs. We may calculate the Lender s Early Payment Loss for a Fixed Rate Facility as: (a) the cost to Us of breaking any related fixed rate funding agreement between Us and another party. That party will advise Us of what the costs will be. We do not have to provide You with any funding agreement between Us and another party; or (b) by calculating the amount representing the difference between Our cost of funds at the start of the Fixed Rate Period and Our cost of funds on the date of the Economic Event over the remainder of that period. 25.
28 This is then discounted back to the net present value at the rate equivalent to Our cost of funds at that date. We are not obliged to pay You any benefit arising from an Economic Event. 21 Read down clause If any law making unfair contract terms void could apply to a term in these Terms and Conditions, the following rules apply to interpreting that term. (a) If the law would make the term void because the term permits Us to exercise a right or discretion in a way or to an extent that would cause detriment to You, the term shall be read down and construed so as not to permit Us to exercise the right or discretion in such a way or to such an extent but otherwise the term shall be construed as permitting Us to exercise the right or discretion in all ways and to any extent consistent with the term. (b) If the law would make the term void because the term imposed a particular amount for a fee or charge, the term shall be read down and construed as authorising the maximum amount for that fee or charge which would not cause the term to be void. (c) If the law would make the term void because it authorised us to recover costs or losses or damages to be calculated by us in a specified way or in a way we chose, the term shall be read down and construed as authorising us to recover the maximum reasonable costs, losses and damages to be calculated in a reasonable way that did not cause the term to be void. (d) If, despite the application of rules (a), (b) and (c) to the term, the law would make the term void, the term is to be read down and construed as if it were varied, to the minimum extent necessary, so that the term is not void. These reading down rules apply before any other reading down or severance provision in these Terms and Conditions. 26.
29 Part 2. Information statement Part 2 is only applicable if your Loan Offer provides that your loan is regulated by Credit Law Things you should know about your proposed credit contract. This statement tells you about some of the rights and obligations of yourself and the Lender. It does not state the terms and conditions of your contract. If you have any concerns about your contract, contact the Lender and, if you still have concerns, the Lender s external dispute resolution scheme, or get legal advice. The contract 1 How can I get details of my proposed credit contract? The Lender must give you a pre-contractual statement containing certain information about your contract. The precontractual statement, and this document, must be given to you before your contract is entered into; or you make an offer to enter into the contract; whichever happens first. 2 How can I get a copy of the final contract? If the contract document is to be signed by you and returned to the Lender, you must be given a copy to keep. Also, the Lender must give you a copy of the final contract within 14 days after it is made. This rule does not, however, apply if the Lender has previously given you a copy of the contract document to keep. If you want another copy of your contract, write to the Lender and ask for one. The Lender has to give you a copy within 14 days of your written request if the original contract came into existence 1 year or less before your request; or otherwise within 30 days of your written request. 27.
30 3 Can I terminate the contract? Yes. You can terminate the contract by writing to the Lender so long as you have not obtained any credit under the contract; or a card or other means of obtaining credit given to you by the Lender has not been used to acquire goods or services for which credit is to be provided under the contract. However, you will still have to pay any fees or charges incurred before you terminated the contract. 4 Can I pay my credit contract out early? Yes. Pay the Lender the amount required to pay out your credit contract on the day you wish to end your contract. 5 How can I find out the pay out figure? You can write to the Lender at any time and ask for a statement of the pay out figure as at any date you specify, or contact UBank on You can also ask for details of how the amount is made up. The Lender must give you the statement within 7 days after you give your request to the Lender. You may be charged a fee for the statement. 6 Will I pay less interest if I pay out my contract early? Yes. The interest you can be charged depends on the actual time money is owing. However, you may have to pay an early termination charge (if your contract permits the Lender to charge one) and other fees. 7 Can my contract be changed by the Lender? Yes, but only if your contract says so. 28.
31 8 Will I be told in advance if the Lender is going to make a change in the contract? That depends on the type of change. For example you get at least same day notice for a change to an annual percentage rate. That notice may be a written notice to you or a notice published in a newspaper. you get 20 days advance written notice for a change in the way in which interest is calculated; or a change in credit fees and charges; or any other changes by the Lender; except where the change reduces what you have to pay or the change happens automatically under the contract. 9 Is there anything I can do if I think that my contract is unjust? Yes. You should first talk to the Lender. Discuss the matter and see if you can come to some arrangement. If that is not successful, you may contact the Lender s external dispute resolution scheme. External dispute resolution is a free service established to provide you with an independent mechanism to resolve specific complaints. The Lender s external dispute resolution provider is the Credit Ombudsman Service and can be contacted at: PO Box A252, Sydney South NSW 1235 Telephone: or (02) , 9am 5pm Monday to Friday AEST Fax: (02) Website: creditombudsman.com.au Alternatively, you can go to court. You may wish to get legal advice, for example from your community legal centre or Legal Aid. You can also contact ASIC, the regulator, for information on or through ASIC s website at asic.gov.au 29.
32 Insurance 10 Do I have to take out insurance? The Lender can insist you take out or pay the cost of types of insurance specifically allowed by law. These are compulsory third party personal injury insurance, mortgage indemnity insurance or insurance over property covered by any mortgage. Otherwise, you can decide if you want to take out insurance or not. If you take out insurance, the Lender can not insist that you use any particular insurance company. 11 Will I get details of my insurance cover? Yes, if you have taken out insurance over mortgaged property or consumer credit insurance and the premium is financed by the Lender. In that case the insurer must give you a copy of the policy within 14 days after the insurer has accepted the insurance proposal. Also, if you acquire an interest in any such insurance policy which is taken out by the Lender then, within 14 days of that happening, the Lender must ensure you have a written notice of the particulars of that insurance. You can always ask the insurer for details of your insurance contract. If you ask in writing, your insurer must give you a statement containing all the provisions of the contract. 12 If the insurer does not accept my proposal, will I be told? Yes, if the insurance was to be financed by the credit contract. The insurer will inform you if the proposal is rejected. 13 In that case, what happens to the premiums? The Lender must give you a refund or credit unless the insurance is to be arranged with another insurer. 14 What happens if my credit contract ends before any insurance contract over mortgaged property? You can end the insurance contract and get a proportionate rebate of any premium from the insurer. 30.