Back My Build variable rate

Back My Build variable rate was part of ASB’s commitment to use the discounted funds available to ASB under the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s Funding for Lending Programme to help build a more sustainable future for all New Zealanders, and to pass on the benefit of a low interest rate through to customers.

ASB has now reached the Funding for Lending threshold ahead of schedule due to the overwhelmingly positive response. As this funding has now been fully committed, the Back My Build variable rate will no longer be available to any applications or top-ups that are not conditionally or fully approved by 8 April 2022, and documented by 8 July 2022 or the expiry of the approval (whichever comes first).

Your application needs to be approved and assessed by close of business 8 April 2022. To get the Back My Build variable rate your application must be of sufficient quality that it is approved by 8 April 2022.

If you are approved (have a letter of offer) for the Back My Build variable rate by 8 April 2022 you have until close of business 8 July 2022 or the expiry of your approval, whichever comes first, to have your loan documented to secure the Back My Build variable rate. The loan does not need to be drawn down by this date.

Any loans that are documented after 8 July 2022 will not be eligible for Back My Build variable rate. Where the documentation deadline of 8 July 2022 is not met then you will receive ASB’s standard housing variable rate. Existing Back My Build variable rate approvals that expire after the 8 April 2022 can be rolled over but must use ASB’s standard housing variable rate.

The Back My Build variable rate is available for up to 3 years from the date of first drawdown. The final day of the Back My Build variable rate is either:

• 36 months from the date of first drawdown;
• the date that the customer switches from the Back My Build variable rate to another interest rate (e.g. to a fixed rate term);
• or 30 November 2025, whichever comes first.
  

If you have an existing Back My Build variable rate conditionally or fully approved application, you have until 5pm, 8 April 2022 to rollover (extend) the 90-day approvals with a Back My Build variable rate. Any rollover of approved Back My Build variable rate applications after the 8 April 2022 will be transferred onto the standard housing variable rate. If you have a Back My Build variable rate application that has been approved on or prior to 8 April 2022, you will have up until 8 July 2022 or the expiry of your approval, whichever comes first, to document your lending and secure the Back My Build variable rate.  Where the documentation deadline of 8 July 2022 is not met then you will receive ASB’s standard housing variable rate.

Unfortunately, you will need to redocument your loan and as a result the redocumented loan will no longer be eligible for the Back My Build variable rate and the standard housing variable rate will apply.

If you have an existing Back My Build variable rate conditionally or fully approved application, you have until 5pm, 8 April 2022 to rollover (extend) the 90-day approvals with a Back My Build variable rate. Any rollover of approved Back My Build variable rate applications after the 8 April 2022 will be transferred onto the standard housing variable rate. If you have a Back My Build variable rate application that has been approved on or prior to 8 April 2022, you will have up until 8 July 2022 or the expiry of your approval, whichever comes first, to document your lending and secure the Back My Build variable rate. Where the documentation deadline of 8 July 2022 is not met then you will receive ASB’s standard housing variable rate.

Loans should be drawn down by the expiry of offer date as per the terms and conditions. If ASB chooses to extend the date that you can draw down on the existing documentation, then you will continue to receive the Back My Build variable rate. If ASB needs to redocument after 8 April 2022 then you will receive the standard variable rate.

A turnkey will normally be part of a new subdivision, so it can only be documented if ASB have a head title and a pre-allocated title reference for ASB’s security. If ASB have this, documents can be sent to the solicitor to be signed and returned within 60 days. They are then valid for 12 months from the date the document was issued.

Only if the new loan or construction loan top-up is documented prior to 8 July 2022. Noting that the build loan must have been received and approved by 5pm Friday 8 April 2022.

That is fine, provided the loan documents are signed and returned to ASB within 60 days, and the loan is advanced within 12 months from the date the documents were issued.  Please note, this only applies if 100% of the loan is on the Back My Build variable rate (not split across fixed and floating).

There are two options:

• You can top-up or restructure the Back My Build variable rate loan if the application is assessed and approved by close of 5pm Friday 8 April 2022 and documented by 8 July 2022 (or earlier if the expiry of the approval period is before this date), you will then continue to receive the Back My Build variable rate.
• If the top up application is assessed and approved post 8 April 2022, or documented post 8 July 2022, the top up will need to be on a separate facility (not on Back My Build variable rate) if you wish to preserve your Back My Build variable rate on the existing lending.