Housing loans

Pursuant to Letter (Nei-Shou-Ying-Cai-Zi No. 11108181191) from the Ministry of the Interior, the interest rate on housing loans was raised 0.125% in response to Chunghwa Post Co., Ltd. raising the interest rate on two-year time deposits by 0.125% on September 28, 2022. The government increased the interest subsidy for the 0.125% increase in interest rate starting on March 23, 2022 to lift the burden of interest on citizens, and will continue to provide the subsidy until the end of this year. The increased subsidy will be canceled in 2023 and the increase in interest will be borne by borrowers. Subsequent changes to interest rate and the subsidy policy shall be based on letters from the competent authority.

Borrowers who have obtained a "Certificate of housing loan interest subsidy" or "Certificate of house renovation loan interest subsidy" issued by the special municipality or county (city) competent authority, and has not exceeded the loan application and disbursement period.

Loan amount:

• House purchase: Up to NT$2.5 million in Taipei City, up to NT$2.3 million in New Taipei City, and up to NT$2.1 million other counties and cities.
• House renovation: Up to NT$800,000.
• Other mortgage programs of the Bank may be used for the portion that exceeds the limit.

Interest rate:

• Category 1 Interest calculated using I - Floating rate of 0.533%.
• Category 2 Interest calculated using I + Floating rate of 0.042%.
• “I” denotes the floating rate of Chunghwa Post Co. Ltd. for 2-year time deposits under NT$5 million.

Loan period:

• House purchase: Up to 20 years (grace period of up to 5 years).
• House renovation: Up to 15 years (grace period of up to 3 years).

Fees: May be waived.

Penalty for early repayment: May be waived (if other mortgage programs are also used, then the penalty will be handled according to rules of the other mortgage programs).

Notes:

• Category 1 customers: family members must meet one of the following conditions:
  • Low income household or middle-low-income household
  • Family in hardship
  • Has 3 or more underage children (Limited to applicants)
  • Unable to return home after being in a residential institution or foster home and under the age of 25 (limited to the applicant)
  • Age 65 and above (Limited to applicants)
  • Victims of domestic violence or sexual assault and their children
  • Persons with disabilities
  • Infected with HIV or has AIDS
  • Indigenous people
  • Disaster victim
  • Homeless person
• Category 2 customers: Family members do not meet the criteria in Category 1.

• A loan agreement must be signed within one year after obtaining the subsidy certificate for a house purchase. Disbursement procedures must be completed within two months after the agreement is signed, and the loan must be disbursed in a lump sum. The loan will not be approved if procedures are not completed within the time limit.
• House renovation:
• Disbursement procedures must be completed within six months after the subsidy certificate is obtained. The loan will not be approved if procedures are not completed within the time limit.
• Housing renovation must be completed within six months after the disbursement date, and the borrower must provide photos of the house before and after renovation to the Bank for future reference.
• See the latest announcement of the Construction and Planning Agency, Ministry of the Interior for related information on housing subsidies.
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• The Bank reserves the right to approve or reject loan applications, and the right to determine the final loan amount, interest rate, and lending terms. Please see our latest announcement.