Mortgage Broker Commissions

Your Mates Rates mortgage broker is a salaried professional and does not receive commission, however Mates Rates as a business does. The table below lists the commission Mates Rates expects to receive when we arrange your mortgage.

Remember, 100% of trail commissions is paid back to you each month as mortgage rebates (excluding GST).

Your dedicated Mates Rates broker is a full time professional and does not work on a commission basis.

 Mortgage Lenders at Mates Rates

Adelaide Bank
Residential Upfront 0.55  
Trail 0.165  
AMP
Residential Upfront 0.715 Effective on loans settled on or after 1 February 2009* Base Upfront
0.66% Affinity, Alliance and Select products will be paid at 0.33% Online
Lodgment Bonus 0.055% automatically included until 30 September
2009
Trail 0.187 Effective on loans settled on or after 1 February 2009 Affinity,
Alliance and Select products will be paid at 0.165%
ANZ
Residential Upfront 0.66 Effective on loans settled on or after 1 May 2009* Base Up Front 0.55%
Sales Volume Incentive 0.0825% Conversion Incentive 0.0% Online Submission
Incentive 0.0275% Loan Size Adjustment 0.055% < $100K = -0.055% $100k
to < $250K = 0% $250K to < $400K = + 0.0275% > $400K = + 0.055%
Based on total/aggregate customer borrowings Lines of Credit – 75% of the
approved limit.
Trail 0.22 Effective on loans settled on or after 15 August 2008* Trail in the
first 3 years is 0.165% increasing to 0.22% in year 4 and
beyond.
Australian First Mortgage Pty Ltd
Residential Upfront 0.77 Upfront varies from 0.77% to 1.1% depending on product. Newlend
product attracts 0.44% upfront
Trail 0.15 Trail varies between 0.15% & 0.22% depending on product sold.
Newlend product attracts 0.20% trail
Australian Secured & Managed Mortgages
Residential Upfront 0.77 Challenger line of credit 0.55%
Trail 0.275 Origin products 0.22%
Australian Unity
Commercial Upfront 0.25 Upfront fee can be added to the application fee of 0.25%.
Trail 0.275  
  Trail 0  
BankWest
Residential Upfront 0.55 Commission of 0.55% effective on loans settled on or after 1 March
2009 Commission is calculated and capped on a maximum loan of $3 million.
Trail 0.275 Trail effective on loans settled on or after 1 March 2009. Year 1 =
0.165% Year 2 = 0.165% Year 3 = 0.22% Year 4 = 0.2475% Year 5 + = 0.275%
Better Mortgage Company
Residential Upfront 0.77  
Trail 0.165  
Bluestone
Residential Upfront 0.66 Upfront can vary from 0.66% – 1.21% depending on product category:-
Bronze – 0.66% Silver – 0.77% Gold – 1.21% 0.66% only being paid on
increased loans only.
Trail 0.33 Trail can vary from 0.33% to 0.55% depending on product category:-
Bronze – 0.33% Silver – 0.44% Gold – 0.55%
Citibank
Residential Upfront 0.77 Line of credits 70% of approved credit limits.
Trail 0.275  
Collins Securities
Residential Upfront 0.66  
Trail 0.275  
Commonwealth Bank
Residential Upfront 0.6875 Effective for commission payments as of 2 March 2009* Base of 0.55%
Submission Quality >90% 0.055% Conversion Ratio > 75% 0.0275% Online
Submission>90% 0.055% Line of Credits are calculated on 75% of the
Approved Limit
Trail 0.22 Effective for settlements as of 1 July 2008 Nil trail within the first
12 months then 0.22% trail from year 2 onwards
Equity Bonds (Deposit Bonds)
Residential Upfront 0 11% of the fee collected
FirstMac
Residential Upfront 0.77  
Trail 0.275 No trail on the Fightback Premium Fixed loan in the first year. 0.165%
payable in second year and beyond.
GE Money
Residential Upfront 1.1 Except for those loans that are classified Risk Level 1 and have an
LVR up to 80%, then 0.77% is payable. Flexible options paid at 0.77%
Trail 0.385 trail is paid at 0.385% for levels 1 and 2 and 0.495% for levels
3,4,5.
GE Personal Loans
Consumer Upfront 2.75 2.75% of the loan amount to a maximum of $1300.
Heritage Building Society
Residential Upfront 0.605 For settlements after 1 February 2009 0.605% up front
Trail 0.165 For settlements after 1 February 2009 0.165% for year 1 and 2 0.22%
for year 3 0.275 for year 4 and beyond
Homeloans Limited
Residential Upfront 0.715 Effective settlement after 2 January 2009
Trail 0.22 0.165% on all products except for the Premium Saver for years 1 and 2
then, 0.22% on all products except for the Premium Saver for years 3 and
beyond Trail capped at 0.11% for all Premium Saver products from year 1
and beyond.
Homeside Lending
Residential Upfront 0.715 Effective for 1 November 2008* Commissions range between 0.55% and
0.715% based on a Star Rating system which are on automatic 6 monthly
reviews Lines of Credit are calculated on 75% of the Approved Limit
Trail 0.385 Effective for loans settled from 1 August 2008* trail increases over
the period the client remains with the lender. Year 1 = 0% Year 2 = 0.165%
Year 3 = 0.22% Year 4 = 0.275% Year 5 = 0.33% Year 6+ = 0.385%
ING Direct
Residential Upfront 0.66 *Effective for settlements from 1 January 2009 Base up front 0.55%
Bonus: 0.11% Settlement Volume is >$200m and Conversion Ratio is
between 50% – 60%
Trail 0.22 *Effective for settlements from 1 October 2008 Trail commission 0.165%
years 1-3. Years 4 and above 0.22%
Keystart Home Loans
Residential Upfront 0.77 0.66% for new and increased loans submitted manually by fax 0.77 for
new and increased loans submitted electronically
Trail 0.22  
LaTrobe Financial
Residential Upfront 0.275 Upfront can vary from $500 to 0.55% depending on product range and
application fee paid by the client. Premium Full Doc facilities paid at
$300 per facility.
Trail 0 Trail is to be included in borrower rate maximum of 0.40%
Liberty Financial
Residential Upfront 1.1 LOYALTY PARTNER = 1.10% for AAA product and 1.375% for Non AAA
products NON LOYALTY PARTNER = 0.77% for AAA product and 0.99% for Non AAA
products
Trail 0.33 LOYALTY PARTNER = 0.33% for AAA product and Non AAA products NON
LOYALTY PARTNER = 0.22% for AAA product and 0.275% for Non AAA
products
Loan Ave
Residential Upfront 0.88 0.88% up front on the non-conforming products
Upfront 0.825 Premium products have two options: 0.55% Option 1 & 0.825% Option
2 Advantage attracts 0.77% upfront and Flexi attract 0.55% up front
Trail 0.275 Applies to all products except for Advantage and Flexi. Premium
products have two options: 0.165% Option 1 & 0.275% Option 2 Advantage
and Flexi products attract 0.22% trail
Mainstream Capital Corporation Pty Ltd
Residential Upfront 0.77  
Trail 0.275  
Merchant Mortgages
Residential Upfront 0.55  
Trail 0.275  
MKM Capital
Residential Upfront 1.001 1.001% short term. 0.88% long term.
Trail 0.33 Nil for short term. Up to 0.33% long term being loaded onto the
rate.
Mortgage Asset Services
Residential Upfront 0.77  
Trail 0.22  
National Australia Bank
Residential Upfront 0.66 Line of Credits: 60% of approved limit
Trail 0  
Paramount Mortgage Services
Residential Upfront 0.77 Varies on product type ranging from nil to 0.77%, refer direct to
BDM
Trail 0.275 Varies on product type ranging from nil to 0.0275%, refer direct to
BDM
Pepper Home Loans
Residential Upfront 0.935 Pepper Clean & Pepper Plus paid at 0.935% inclusive of GST Pepper
A,B & C paid at 1.045% inclusive of GST Maximum upfront of $22k
inclusive of GST
Trail 0.385 Pepper Clean & Pepper Plus paid at 0.385% inclusive of GST Pepper
A,B & C paid at 0.385% inclusive of GST.
RAMS
Residential Upfront 0.66 Effective on loans settled on or after 15 September 2008 0.66% for all
products.
Trail 0.165 Phase 2 effective on loans settled on or after 1 January 2009 is now
0.165% Up front only option – no trail applicable Phase 1 paid 0.22%
effective on loans settled between 15 September 2008 and 31 December 2008
St George Bank Ltd
Residential Upfront 0.77 Effective for loans settlements from 1 July 2008* Base upfront
commission is 0.55% with the option to add; 0.11% via electric lodgment -
0.055% if LMI/LEF applies – 0.055% if application to settlement conversion
rate is achieved.
Trail 0.275 Effective for loans settled 1st June 2008 * Base trail of 0.165% with
the option to add; 0.044% to trail if home loan book run-off rate is
achieved – 0.033% if an active transaction/sun account is attached -
0.033% if an active Home Loan Protection Policy is attached
Suncorp Metway
Residential Upfront 0.66 Effective for settlements from 1 February 2009* TARGET BUSINESS Base
Up Front 0.495% Conversion Incentive 0.0825% Electronic Submission
Incentive 0.055% File Quality Incentive 0.0275% NON-TARGET BUSINESS 0.00%
Upfront FIXED RATE LOANS 0.33% Upfront
Trail 0.275 Effective for settlements from 1 February 2009* TARGET BUSINESS Nil
trail year 1 0.22% trail applies to years 2 and 3 0.275% trail applies to
years 4 and thereafter NON – TARGET BUSINESS Nil trail year 1 0.22% trail
applies to years 2 and 3 0.275% trail applies to years 4 and thereafter
FIXED RATE LOANS Nil trail year 1 0.11% trail applies to years 2 and 3
0.165% trail applies to years 4 and beyond
The Banksia Financial Group
Residential Upfront 0.55  
Trail 0.275  
The Rock Building Society
Residential Upfront 0.605 Upfront commissions to reduce to 0.605% effective Nov 2008
Trail 0.22 Trail to reduce to 0.22% effective Nov 2008
Westpac Bank
Residential Upfront 0.55 Effective from settlements on or after 1 June 2008 75% of approved LOC
Limit
Trail 0.165 Effective from settlements on or after 1 June 2008

Last Updated 20/07/2009 – Rates include GST.