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4. Loan Amount rules

The following parameters apply for loan amounts, across Bluestone products: 

  • Minimum loan size is $100,000 before fees, loan splits; can be up to and including 4 splits, with a minimum of $50,000 per split. 
  • Maximum loan size is defined by location as Tier 1, 2 or 3 as follows; 
  • Tier 1 (Syd/Melb): Maximum individual loan size is $3,000,000 inclusive of fees subject to product, location and LVR rules
  • Tier 2 (Large Capital and Regional Cities): Maximum individual loan size is $2,500,000 inclusive of fees subject to product, location and LVR rules
  • Tier 3 (Other Locations): Maximum individual loan size is $1,500,000 inclusive of fees subject to product, location and LVR rules
  • Select areas of WA, NT and FNQ  not acceptable or restricted to max loan amount $750,000 (LVR 75%)

Aggregate exposure limits

  • Prime Full Doc: $5m
  • Prime Alt Doc: $3.5m
  • Near Prime Full Doc: $4m
  • Near Prime Alt Doc: $3m
  • Specialist Full Doc: $3m
  • Specialist Alt Doc: $2.5m
  • Specialist + Full Doc: $2m
  • Specialist + Alt Doc: $1.5m
  • When the overall exposure is greater than $3,000,000 a weighted average LVR restriction of 80% applies

Category 1 & 2 – Metro

LVR Prime Near Prime Specialist Specialist+
90% $1,500,000 $1,500,000 n/a n/a
85% $1,750,000 $1,750,000 $1,500,000 n/a
80% $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $1,500,000 $1,000,000
75% $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $1,750,000 $1,500,000
70% $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $1,750,000 $1,500,000
65% $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $2,000,000 $1,750,000
60% $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $2,500,000 $2,000,000

Category 3 & 4 – Non-Metro

LVR Prime Near Prime Specialist Specialist+
90% $1,000,000 $1,000,000 n/a n/a
85% $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $1,500,000 n/a
80% $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $1,500,000 $1,000,000
75% $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $1,750,000 $1,500,000
≤70% $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $1,750,000 $1,500,000
65% $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $1,750,000
60% $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000

Loans >$2,000,000

Loans that exceed $2,000,000 inclusive of fees:

  • Only one security permitted per loan