What is considered a cross-collateral loan at Macquarie?

A cross-collateral loan at Macquarie is where a home loan facility (Loan 2) uses a security property (Property A), that is already securing another home loan facility (Loan 1). A cross-collateral loan may be suitable when your customer wishes to leverage equity held in an existing security property to support additional lending of a new home loan. For example:

  • An existing Macquarie home loan facility (Loan 1) is secured by Property A.
  • Where there is available equity in Property A, your customer could use a portion of this equity to help secure Property B under a new home loan facility (Loan 2).

This would be completed via two separate applications in ApplyOnline (e.g. APP-135790 and APP-246810).

What should I consider when preparing a cross-collateral loan application?

  • The LVR for both home loan facilities must not exceed 80%.
  • A security property can only be cross-collateralised once (e.g. in the example above, Property A couldn’t be cross-collateralised again on an additional home loan (Loan 3) to help secure Property C).
  • When entering Loan 2 into ApplyOnline, Property B’s ‘Security Type’ must be a 2nd registered mortgage.
  • Loan 2 must have the same borrowers who own Property A on Loan 1.
  • Additional lending post-settlement via a principal increase application isn’t possible where a security property is cross-collateralised. An internal refinance would need to take place.

What alternatives are there to leverage equity across multiple properties?

Depending on your customer’s needs, our home loan facility also offers the flexibility to have multiple security properties securing one home loan facility with multiple home loan accounts within the facility. These home loan accounts:

  • will have the same loan term, and
  • can have different loan purposes, repayment and rate types, providing flexibility to your customer.

Other considerations for this loan structure compared to a cross-collateral loan, include:

  • if your customer needs to increase lending once the home loan facility has settled, this is possible via a principal increase application
  • if Property A or Property B needs to be released during the loan term, a partial discharge will need to be completed, which is subject to credit approval.

Below is an example of how this works where Property A and Property B secure the home loan facility (Loan 1). This may be a suitable structure when refinancing multiple properties to Macquarie and can be completed in one application in ApplyOnline.

How do I submit a cross-collateral loan application in ApplyOnline?

Cross-collateral application for an existing customer (BSB starting 182)

This scenario is for your customer who has an existing Macquarie home loan with a BSB starting with 182 (Loan 1) secured by Property A. 

To enable the customer to leverage equity in Property A via a cross-collateral structure, Macquarie will register a second registered mortgage against it.

To cross-collateralise Property A, in ApplyOnline you only need to submit one application for a new home loan (Loan 2) and follow the steps below to ensure the property you wish to cross-collateralise is identified accurately.
 

Submitting application for Loan 2: New cross-collateral loan
  1. In the Securities tab, under Type of security, mark the existing property security (Property A) as a ‘2nd Registered Mortgage’ 
  2. In the Existing mortgages section, capture the existing loan with BSB 182-182 and the account number of the existing loan account (Loan 1).
  3. To add an additional security property (Property 2), select +Security and note the ‘Type of Security’ as a Registered Mortgage.

Cross-collateral application for an existing customer (BSB starting 183)

This scenario is for your customer who has an existing home loan with Macquarie, although it has a BSB starting 183 (Loan 1) secured by Property A. 

Cross-collateralisation is not possible on our home loans with BSBs starting with 183. Therefore, to enable your customers to leverage equity in Property A via a cross-collateral structure, you'll need to submit two applications:

  • Loan 1 (via ‘Application 1’) with Property A will need to be internally refinanced and settled, and
  • Loan 2 (via ‘Application 2’) can be submitted simultaneously in ApplyOnline and once Loan 1 has settled, Macquarie will register a second registered mortgage against Property A.
     
For Application 1: Internally refinance loan with BSB starting 183

Follow the below instructions to ensure you complete ApplyOnline correctly for the first application:

  1. In the Application tab, select Yes for the ‘Multi-Part Application’
  2. In the Securities tab, under the ‘Type of security’: 
    • capture the existing security property (Property A), as a Registered Mortgage 
    • set the transaction type as Refinancing
    • as it's a refinance application, select Yes for ‘Clearing from this loan?’, and 
    • for investment properties, select Yes for ‘Is interest tax deductible?’, and
    • add the Existing Mortgage details noting BSB as 183-183 and the account number. 

For Application 2: New cross-collateral loan
  1. In the Application tab, select Yes for the ‘Multi-Part Application’ and enter the refinance loan Application ID (APP-XXXXX). This ensures both applications can be credit assessed simultaneously.    
  2. In the Securities tab, under ‘Type of security’: 
    • enter the refinance loan’s security property (Property A) as a 2nd Registered Mortgage.
  3. In the Existing Mortgage section:
    • enter the security property details of Property A, the previously internally refinanced property
    • select Macquarie as the ‘Creditor’
    • select No for ‘Clearing from this loan?’
    • for investment properties, select Yes for ‘Is interest tax deductible?’.

Cross-collateral application for a new Macquarie customer

This scenario is when your customer is new to Macquarie and has an existing home loan with another lender, Loan 1 secured by Property A. This home loan will be refinanced to Macquarie. They’re also wishing to proceed with another home loan (Loan 2), using the equity from Property A to secure Property B. 

To enable customers to leverage equity in Property A via a cross-collateral structure:

  • Loan 1 (via ‘Application 1’) with Property A will need to be refinanced to Macquarie, and simultaneously
  • Loan 2 (via ‘Application 2’) can be submitted in ApplyOnline as if Loan 1 has settled. This application:
    • will register a second registered mortgage by Macquarie against Property A and,
    • include Property B as an additional security property.
  • Loan 1 and Loan 2 should be submitted together as a multiple loan application and will be assessed at the same time.
     
For Application 1: Refinance loan to Macquarie
  1. In the Application tab, select Yes for the ‘Multi-Part Application’.
  2. In the Securities tab, under the ‘Type of security’: 
    • enter the existing security property (Property A), as a Registered Mortgage 
    • set the transaction type as Refinancing
    • as it's a refinance application, select Yes for ‘Clearing from this loan?’, and 
    • for investment properties, select Yes for ‘Is interest tax deductible?’, and
    • add the Existing Mortgage details noting the other lender’s BSB and the account number.
       
For Application 2: New cross-collateral loan
  1. In the Application tab, select Yes for the ‘Multi-Part Application’ and enter the refinance loan Application ID (APP-XXXXX). This ensures both applications can be credit assessed and settled simultaneously.    
  2. In the Securities tab, under ‘Type of security’: 
    • enter the refinance loan security property (Property A) as a 2nd Registered Mortgage.
  3. In the Existing Mortgage section:
    • enter the security property details of Property A, the previously refinanced property
    • select Macquarie as the ‘Creditor’
    • for investment properties, select Yes for ‘Is interest tax deductible?’
    • for ‘Limit’ and ‘Current Balance’ it should reflect the amounts applied for in Application 1, and
    • select No for ‘Clearing from this loan?’.

Do cross-collateral home loans need to have the same loan term?

Home loan facilities that have a cross-collateral security arrangement, don’t need to have the same loan term.

For example, where there is an existing home loan facility with 22 years remaining (Loan 1 with Security A), if your customer wishes to leverage Security A to open a new home loan facility, Loan 2, the loan term of Loan 2 could be 30 years and Loan 1’s loan term would remain unchanged.

How do I release a property that is securing a cross-collateral loan?

If you need to release a property from being used as collateral you’ll need to sign a full or partial discharge form, depending on the scenario.

Consider this scenario:

  • Home loan facility (Loan 1) is secured by Property A
  • Home loan facility (Loan 2) is secured by Property A and Property B.

To release Property A your customer will need to complete a Full Discharge for Loan 1 and a Partial Discharge for Loan 2.

To release Property B your customer will need to complete a Partial Discharge to release it from Loan 2.

To start the process, you’ll need to arrange your customer to wet-sign and return a Discharge Authority form. To support your customer through this process, ensure the form is completed accurately, including all home loan accounts across both Loan 1 and Loan 2 that are impacted. Also note, a partial discharge is subject to credit approval and takes up to 28 days to process.

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