Reduce the amount of interest you pay and pay off your home loan sooner! A Mortgage Offset account offsets 100% of your savings against the balance of your loan when the loan interest is calculated. For example, if you have a loan balance of $100,000 and a Mortgage Offset account with a $20,000 balance, interest will be calculated on the difference between your loan amount and your Mortgage Offset balance. i.e. interest will be calculated on $80,000 rather than the full $100,000 owing.
The Mortgage Offset account also reduces the amount of tax you pay on your income. As the account is non-interest earning, there is no savings interest to be taxed.
There is no minimum balance requirement and you have the added convenience of being able to access your money by VISA, Redicard PLUS or chequebook.