Redraw is a product feature which typically allows you to access some or all of the additional repayments that you’ve made on your home loan over and above the minimum required repayments.
Redraw is a product feature enabled on most home loan products except for:
- accounts during a fixed rate period. Any extra payments you’ve made whilst your interest rate is fixed is only available at the end of your fixed rate period
- SMSF home loans.
Your redraw balance may change over time depending on several factors, including:
- loan limit changes
- repayment amount changes
- missed or late repayments and fees.
The below is an example explaining how redraw works where an extra payment has been made and the repayment amount has not changed on the home loan.
Sarah has a $300,000 home loan with a 30-year term. 10 years into her loan she makes an extra payment of $50,000. Her repayment amount does not change, and the extra payment she's made means she is paying less interest on her home loan. This results in Sarah paying off her home loan sooner. Because Sarah has maintained her repayments at the same amount, she can access her redraw balance throughout most of the loan term.
However, as the loan approaches its scheduled end date, the available redraw will start reducing. These funds will be actively applied over time to reduce the outstanding loan principal, rather than being taken as a single lump sum. If Sarah had $50,000 remaining on her loan limit and $50,000 available in redraw, her scheduled monthly repayment would not be debited. Instead, the redraw funds would effectively cover the remaining loan balance, eventually bringing the loan to $0. This ensures that the home loan is fully paid off by the end of its term.
For more information on how to check your redraw balance or accessing it on Macquarie Online Banking, visit Macquarie Help Centre.
If you would like to split your existing Macquarie home loan, please visit our Help Centre.
If you would like to apply for a new Macquarie split home loan, submit your application online.