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SARON mortgage loan

The SARON mortgage loan is a flexible home-financing solution. We recommend that you keep a close eye on both short- and long-term interest rates, so that you can quickly change mortgage products if needed in the event of major fluctuations.

Highlights of our SARON loan

Attractive
interest rates

This loan features a variable interest rate based on SARON (published daily).

Possibility
to combine loans

You can select a term of between 2 and 5 years and combine your SARON loan with another mortgage loan to reduce interest-rate risk.

The flexibility
you need

If rates rise and you decide that the SARON loan no longer meets your needs, you can request to switch to a fixed-rate mortgage loan with a term equivalent to the remaining term of the SARON, at the end of any billing cycle.

How does it work?

The interest rate for a SARON mortgage loan is calculated at the end of the quarterly billing cycle. It comprises:

  • the average SARON observed over the quarter (compounded SARON);
  • a set margin.

For practical reasons, the billing cycle ends five days after the end of the quarterly observation period for SARON

Details

  • Minimum amount of CHF 20,000
  • Maximum amount of 80% of the purchase price (minimum down payment of 20%)
  • Loan term of 2 to 5 years; can be converted to a fixed-rate loan at the end of any billing cycle
  • SARON compounded over 3 months + margin
  • Principal repayment generally 1.25% per year
  • Quarterly payments that include both interest and principal

Credit Fee Schedule

Frequent rate fluctuations

This variable-rate loan is based on SARON, which moves up or down each day based on the day-to-day money-market transactions carried out by banks.

Interest calculated at the end of each period

Since SARON is not known in advance, the amount of your interest payment is only determined at the end of the quarter.

Variable interest payments

If SARON rises during the quarter, your interest payment will be higher than the previous quarter.

Before taking out a SARON mortgage loan, you should:

- understand the characteristics and risks of this type of loan
- have sufficient liquidity on hand to cover a higher quarterly interest payment in the event that rates rise sharply.
We also recommend that you keep a close eye on both short- and long-term interest rates, so that you can quickly change mortgage products if needed in the event of major fluctuations.

How can I protect myself against a rise in interest rates?

You can reduce the risk arising from the rate fluctuation of a SARON mortgage loan by dividing your mortgage loan into several tranches with different maturities.

See our other mortgage loans

Fixed-rate loan

  • Fixed interest rate throughout the loan term
  • Loan term of 2 to 10 years with the option of combining different maturities
  • Possibility of locking in the interest rate for your loan up to 18 months ahead of time

Our fixed-rate loan

Short-term loan

  • Fixed interest rate throughout the loan term
  • Loan term of 3 or 6 months with the option of combining different maturities
  • Possibility of switching to a fixed-rate loan for a longer term on each maturity date

Our short-term loan

Building Plus mortgage loan

  • Same fixed interest rate for both the construction phase and the subsequent mortgage
  • Loan term of 4 to 10 years
  • Building loan will be converted into a mortgage loan once construction is complete

Our Building Plus loan

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