Financial Sector (Collection of Data) (reporting standard) determination No. 32 of 2016 - Reporting standard RRS 392.0 - Housing Finance
Home equity loansHome equity loans
Start here
Get a plain-English read of Home equity loans
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Financial Sector (Collection of Data) (reporting standard) determination No. 32 of 2016 - Reporting standard RRS 392.0 - Housing Finance.
Home equity loans
A home equity loan is a secured revolving credit facility which is secured by the borrower's equity in the home. In effect, the assets of the borrower (in equity in the home) are freed up so as other activities may be funded.
A home equity loan may be taken to fund a range of activities, including the purchase of a property (for owner occupation), the refinancing of the borrower's existing home (as for all home loan refinancing, this would only be reported if the refinancing involved changing the lender), or any other activity - investment purchases (shares or property), household consumption spending (cars, boats, holidays) or working capital for a small business. A feature of home equity loans which causes reporting difficulties for lenders is that often the borrower intends to use the home equity loan for a combination of the purposes mentioned.