{"id":17236,"date":"2014-10-20T18:28:24","date_gmt":"2014-10-20T11:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hsbcs-lowest-ever-0-99-mortgage-whats-the-catch\/"},"modified":"2016-06-21T16:43:13","modified_gmt":"2016-06-21T09:43:13","slug":"hsbcs-lowest-ever-0-99-mortgage-whats-the-catch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hsbcs-lowest-ever-0-99-mortgage-whats-the-catch\/","title":{"rendered":"HSBC\u2019s lowest-ever 0.99% mortgage \u2013 what\u2019s the catch?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nFor starters there\u2019s a \u00a31,999 booking fee, and it\u2019s not fixed-rate so could move upwards, but it\u2019s still a good offerThe mortgage price war is heating up as lenders try to win your business, and now HSBC has launched a home loan with an interest rate of just 0.99%. It\u2019s the lowest the bank has ever offered, and the lowest currently advertised by a lender, so should you consider applying? Here are some things to consider. Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/money\/2014\/oct\/20\/hsbc-lowest-ever-mortgage-catch\" target=\"_blank\">HSBC\u2019s lowest-ever 0.99% mortgage \u2013 what\u2019s the catch?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; For starters there\u2019s a \u00a31,999 booking fee, and it\u2019s not fixed-rate so could move upwards,&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-4u0","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":17198,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hsbc-launches-fixed-rate-mortgage-below-1\/","url_meta":{"origin":17236,"position":0},"title":"HSBC launches fixed-rate mortgage below 1%","date":"June 21, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Customers given opportunity to lock in for two years at 0.99% interest rate \u2013 but they will need deposit of at least 35%HSBC has launched Britain\u2019s first fixed-rate mortgage with an interest rate below 1%, as competition among lenders hots up and the cost of borrowing for banks and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":37229,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hsbc-raises-mortgage-rates-and-pulls-cheapest-ever-fix\/","url_meta":{"origin":17236,"position":1},"title":"HSBC raises mortgage rates and pulls &#039;cheapest-ever&#039; fix","date":"December 6, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Market expert says move could signal end of record low interest ratesThe first evidence has emerged that the era of record-low fixed-rate mortgages may be coming to an end after HSBC withdrew its \u201ccheapest-ever\u201d deal and increased rates on other products.HSBC had been offering a mortgage that allowed customers\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":128722,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hsbc-raises-mortgage-rate-dealing-a-blow-to-hong-kong-homeowners-with-other-banks-set-to-follow-suit\/","url_meta":{"origin":17236,"position":2},"title":"HSBC raises mortgage rate, dealing a blow to Hong Kong homeowners, with other banks set to follow suit","date":"August 18, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"\r HSBC\u2019s move means someone taking on a HK$5 million (US$637,385) mortgage over a 30-year period at a rate of Hibor+1.3 per cent, will pay an extra HK$1,324 a month, according to mReferral.\r \r Source : South China Morning Post\r Read more...HSBC raises mortgage rate, dealing a blow to Hong\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":159867,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hsbc-rolls-out-fixed-mortgage-plan-at-2-73-ahead-of-fed-rate-cut\/","url_meta":{"origin":17236,"position":3},"title":"HSBC rolls out fixed mortgage plan at 2.73% ahead of Fed rate cut","date":"August 25, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Hong Kong\u2019s largest bank has rolled out a fixed-rate mortgage plan, charging lower interest for home loan borrowers ahead of the first relaxation in monetary policy this year, expected in mid-September. 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