10 Year Limit on Mortgage Refinancing Cashout

In Q3 of 2013, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) issued new guidelines to banks regarding refinancing of mortgages. Prior to this, anyone could refinance their homes with repayment tenures up to 35 years. Under the new guidelines, any cash out amount from mortgage refinancing would be capped at 10 years tenure. Many people are now asking, how can you avoid it?

This guideline is part of Bank Negara’s efforts to reduce unnecessary household debt, and also cools any speculative activity in the property sector that is fuelled by lax home loan refinancing.