- Choice of interest rates:
- Fixed rate – Certainty of interest rates within a predetermined period.
- Interbank pegged rate – 1-month Compounded SORA
- Subsidies on legal and valuation fees.
What is SORA?
SORA is the Singapore Overnight Rate Average, is the volume-weighted average rate of borrowing transactions in the unsecured overnight interbank SGD cash market in Singapore between 8am and 6.15pm. SORA has been published by MAS daily since 1 July 2005.
Financial products referencing SORA typically use an average of daily SORA readings over a period. This is in contrast to SIBOR based loans, which generally use only a single reading of SIBOR for each interest payment period.
1-Month (1M) Compounded SORA is calculated using the compounded methodology of daily SORA rate over historical 1-month period. Compounding over a period is a way to compute the average, while reflecting the economic costs of borrowing overnight over the specified period. The 1M Compounded SORA for a given business day in Singapore is published by 9am the next business day on the MAS website.
Given SIBOR’s impending discontinuation by 2024, SORA is the alternative interest rate benchmark option as it provides sustainability and transparency.
1-Month Compounded SORA Commercial & Industrial Loan Package
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Year 1
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1M Compounded SORA + 1.00% p.a.
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Year 2
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1M Compounded SORA + 1.00% p.a.
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Thereafter
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1M Compounded SORA + 3.00% p.a.
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Lock-in period
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2 years
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Rate refresh
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Every 1 month
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- 1M Compounded SORA means the MAS Published 1M Compounded SORA published on a relevant day.
- The applicable 1M Compounded SORA shall be that published on the day on which the drawdown occurs and applied through a 1-months period.
- Above rates quoted are indicative and valid for completed commercial & industrial properties in Singapore, for new purchase or refinancing from another financial institution.
- Rates are subject to minimum loan size of S$100,000 and minimum loan tenure of 5 years.
- Rates and benefits are subject to changes without prior notice.