Can I repay the loan early?
Of course! 😊 You can ask for full or partial early repayment of your outstanding loan with BT. Simply deposit the amount you want to prepay into your current account and then present your ID at any BT branch to complete the prepayment request.
What is early repayment?
Early repayment is the payment of an amount of the credit balance in advance at any time before the final maturity date.
When can you repay a loan early?
Early repayment of a credit balance can be made at any time, regardless of the type of credit. In order to repay a credit (in part or in full) early, you must not be in arrears. ❌
What is the procedure to repay a loan early?
The procedure to follow to repay a loan early is as follows: initially you need to make sure that the amount needed to repay the loan is available in your current account in the currency in which you took out the loan. You then need to go to the bank to fill in an early repayment request.
Full early repayment of the loan will be made on the loan balance and interest calculated at the date of repayment.
If you wish to make a partial early repayment of the loan, you can opt to reduce the loan period or lower the rate.
For variable-rate loans, BT does not charge an early repayment fee, and for fixed-rate loans the fee is 0.5% or 1% depending on the period between the repayment date and the last due date.
If you have pledged a property as collateral for the prepaid loan, after the loan is repaid in full, you will have to ask for the mortgage in favour of the bank to be cancelled.
Advantages of early repayment
The advantage of partial prepayment of the loan is the possibility to choose to reduce the loan period or the monthly repayment amount. At the same time, for the amount repaid early you will only pay the interest calculated at the date of repayment (and the repayment fee if applicable).
If you're thinking of taking out another loan, you can calculate your monthly repayments online in the BT credit simulator and then find out over the phone if you're within the amount you want. 😉
❕Payback processing is only from Monday to Friday, between 09-17. Early repayment requests can also be submitted outside this timetable, but will only be processed during this time.