Mortgage — first-year cost
What does the first year of this mortgage cost?
Every sample states prime minus a spread, HIBOR plus a spread, and the HIBOR cap. This page marks whether the payment is currently using H or currently using P.
File freeze date
20 Oct 2026
Sample 1-month HIBOR 1.85% and sample prime 5.88% are frozen in this file. They are not a live fixing, and the feed is not broken.
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Price HK$8,000,000, LTV 70%, loan HK$5,600,000, 25 years.
See the mortgage boardThese mortgages are illustrative samples. HIBOR and prime are frozen numbers in this file, not today’s fixing. A cash rebate may have to be returned inside the lock-in.
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All 9 samples fit.
The payment uses the side marked in force: capped H or P, whichever is lower, unless the file sets a bank rule. First-year cost is interest over the first 12 months, plus upfront fees, minus any cash rebate. Mortgage insurance is left out. The numbers are illustrative.
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Standard Chartered
HIBOR cash-rebate plan
HK$118,177.02First-year cost
Lowest first-year cost on this scenario
Currently using H
- Prime rate
- P − 2.10%
- All-in 3.77%
- HIBOR rate and cap
- H + 1.50%
- capped at 4.00% · All-in 3.35%
Sample all-in H is 3.35%. Sample all-in P is 3.77%. The lower one is H, so the payment uses 3.35%.
- Rate cap
- Cash rebate
- Lock-in
- Monthly payment
- HK$27,586.44
- First-year cost
- HK$118,177.02
The 4.00% cap does not bind at this sample HIBOR.
First-year cost already subtracts the cash rebate of HK$67,200. Inside the lock-in, early redemption may require that rebate back.
The instalment may not be the cheapest. Year-one cost looks low because of the rebate. The 4.00% cap does not bind at this sample HIBOR.
Sample: the rebate is large and the lock-in is long. Leave inside 36 months and the rebate this page deducted may have to be returned.
Updated 20 Oct 2026Bank site, Standard Chartered HIBOR cash-rebate plan, opens in a new tab
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Bank of China (Hong Kong)
HIBOR mortgage
HK$140,690.61First-year cost
Currently using H
- Prime rate
- P − 1.80%
- All-in 4.08%
- HIBOR rate and cap
- H + 1.20%
- No cap · All-in 3.05%
Sample all-in H is 3.05%. Sample all-in P is 4.08%. The lower one is H, so the payment uses 3.05%.
- Cash rebate
- Lock-in
- Monthly payment
- HK$26,701.70
- First-year cost
- HK$140,690.61
First-year cost already subtracts the cash rebate of HK$28,000. Inside the lock-in, early redemption may require that rebate back.
No rate cap. The rebate is 0.50% of the loan, capped at HK$40,000 in this sample. Maximum LTV is 70%.
Sample: the lock-in is 36 months. Refinancing inside it may mean returning the whole rebate.
Updated 20 Oct 2026Bank site, Bank of China (Hong Kong) HIBOR mortgage, opens in a new tab
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Dah Sing Bank
Higher-LTV prime plan
HK$142,333.77First-year cost
Currently using P
- Prime rate
- P − 2.40%
- All-in 3.48%
- HIBOR rate and cap
- H + 2.00%
- capped at 4.50% · All-in 3.85%
Sample all-in H is 3.85%. Sample all-in P is 3.48%. The lower one is P, so the payment uses 3.48%.
- Rate cap
- Cash rebate
- High LTV
- Lock-in
- Monthly payment
- HK$27,959.89
- First-year cost
- HK$142,333.77
The 4.50% cap does not bind at this sample HIBOR.
First-year cost already subtracts the cash rebate of HK$50,000. Inside the lock-in, early redemption may require that rebate back.
The discount to prime is smaller, so the instalment is higher. The rebate and the higher LTV are the point of this sample.
Sample: 90% LTV often needs mortgage insurance, and that premium is not in this page. The rebate locks for 36 months.
Updated 20 Oct 2026Bank site, Dah Sing Bank Higher-LTV prime plan, opens in a new tab
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Citibank
HIBOR mortgage
HK$152,070.70First-year cost
Currently using H
- Prime rate
- P − 2.40%
- All-in 3.48%
- HIBOR rate and cap
- H + 1.35%
- capped at 3.10% · All-in 3.10%
Sample all-in H is 3.10%. Sample all-in P is 3.48%. The lower one is H, so the payment uses 3.10%.
- Rate cap
- Cash rebate
- Valuation fee
- Lock-in
- Monthly payment
- HK$26,848.02
- First-year cost
- HK$152,070.70
Before the cap, H is 3.20%. After the cap, H is 3.10%.
First-year cost already subtracts the cash rebate of HK$22,400. Inside the lock-in, early redemption may require that rebate back.
The upfront fee of HK$3,000 is included in the first-year cost.
H+1.35% sits a little above the 3.10% cap, so the capped rate is used. There is also a sample valuation fee.
Sample: 24-month lock-in. The HK$3,000 valuation fee is an expense in this illustration.
Updated 20 Oct 2026Bank site, Citibank HIBOR mortgage, opens in a new tab
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HSBC
1-month HIBOR plan
HK$163,051.18First-year cost
Currently using H
- Prime rate
- P − 2.00%
- All-in 3.88%
- HIBOR rate and cap
- H + 1.30%
- capped at 3.50% · All-in 3.15%
Sample all-in H is 3.15%. Sample all-in P is 3.88%. The lower one is H, so the payment uses 3.15%.
- Rate cap
- Cash rebate
- Lock-in
- Monthly payment
- HK$26,994.79
- First-year cost
- HK$163,051.18
The 3.50% cap does not bind at this sample HIBOR.
First-year cost already subtracts the cash rebate of HK$11,200. Inside the lock-in, early redemption may require that rebate back.
The cap may not bind at this sample HIBOR. The rebate has a ceiling.
Sample: refinance or early redemption inside 24 months may require the cash rebate to be returned.
Updated 20 Oct 2026Bank site, HSBC 1-month HIBOR plan, opens in a new tab
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Bank of China (Hong Kong)
Prime mortgage
HK$164,404.10First-year cost
Currently using P
- Prime rate
- P − 2.60%
- All-in 3.27%
- HIBOR rate and cap
- H + 1.55%
- capped at 3.60% · All-in 3.40%
Sample all-in H is 3.40%. Sample all-in P is 3.27%. The lower one is P, so the payment uses 3.27%.
- Rate cap
- Cash rebate
- Lock-in
- Monthly payment
- HK$27,363.72
- First-year cost
- HK$164,404.10
The 3.60% cap does not bind at this sample HIBOR.
First-year cost already subtracts the cash rebate of HK$16,800. Inside the lock-in, early redemption may require that rebate back.
Prime minus 2.60%, plus a small rebate with a ceiling.
Sample: the rebate is small and the lock-in is 24 months. Leaving early may mean giving it back.
Updated 20 Oct 2026Bank site, Bank of China (Hong Kong) Prime mortgage, opens in a new tab
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HSBC
Prime plan
HK$164,521.23First-year cost
Currently using P
- Prime rate
- P − 2.90%
- All-in 2.98%
- HIBOR rate and cap
- H + 1.70%
- capped at 4.25% · All-in 3.55%
Sample all-in H is 3.55%. Sample all-in P is 2.98%. The lower one is P, so the payment uses 2.98%.
- Rate cap
- Monthly payment
- HK$26,483.07
- First-year cost
- HK$164,521.23
The 4.25% cap does not bind at this sample HIBOR.
Prime minus 2.90%. Maximum LTV is 70%. The instalment follows the sample prime, and it moves when prime moves.
Sample: no cash rebate and no lock-in.
Updated 20 Oct 2026Bank site, HSBC Prime plan, opens in a new tab
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Hang Seng Bank
Capped HIBOR plan
HK$165,910.93First-year cost
Currently using H
- Prime rate
- P − 2.25%
- All-in 3.63%
- HIBOR rate and cap
- H + 1.40%
- capped at 3.00% · All-in 3.00%
Sample all-in H is 3.00%. Sample all-in P is 3.63%. The lower one is H, so the payment uses 3.00%.
- Rate cap
- High LTV
- Lock-in
- Monthly payment
- HK$26,555.83
- First-year cost
- HK$165,910.93
Before the cap, H is 3.25%. After the cap, H is 3.00%.
In this sample, H+1.40% sits above the 3.00% cap, so the illustration uses the capped rate. Sample LTV goes to 90%.
Sample: there is no cash rebate. An early-redemption charge inside 12 months is not included in the monthly payment.
Updated 20 Oct 2026Bank site, Hang Seng Bank Capped HIBOR plan, opens in a new tab
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Bank of East Asia
Prime mortgage
HK$175,641.57First-year cost
Currently using P
- Prime rate
- P − 2.70%
- All-in 3.17%
- HIBOR rate and cap
- H + 1.60%
- capped at 3.80% · All-in 3.45%
Sample all-in H is 3.45%. Sample all-in P is 3.17%. The lower one is P, so the payment uses 3.17%.
- Rate cap
- Monthly payment
- HK$27,068.35
- First-year cost
- HK$175,641.57
The 3.80% cap does not bind at this sample HIBOR.
Prime minus 2.70%. No cap and no rebate to pull the first-year cost down.
Sample: no rebate and no lock-in.
Updated 20 Oct 2026Bank site, Bank of East Asia Prime mortgage, opens in a new tab
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Prime rate and HIBOR rate on every plan
Each row shows P−x, H+y and its cap, and whether the payment is currently using H or currently using P. The instalment amount is in the calculator above.
The table is sorted by lender. The side in force is the lower of capped H and P at the sample HIBOR and prime in the file.
Bank of China (Hong Kong)
HIBOR mortgage
Currently using H
- Prime rate
- P − 1.80%
- All-in 4.08%
- HIBOR rate and cap
- H + 1.20%
- No cap · All-in 3.05%
Sample all-in H is 3.05%. Sample all-in P is 4.08%. The lower one is H, so the payment uses 3.05%.
- Cash rebate
- 0.50%, ceiling HK$40,000
- Max LTV
- 70%
- Lock-in
- 36 months
- Cash rebate
- Lock-in
No rate cap. The rebate is 0.50% of the loan, capped at HK$40,000 in this sample. Maximum LTV is 70%.
Updated 20 Oct 2026Bank site, Bank of China (Hong Kong) HIBOR mortgage, opens in a new tab
Bank of China (Hong Kong)
Prime mortgage
Currently using P
- Prime rate
- P − 2.60%
- All-in 3.27%
- HIBOR rate and cap
- H + 1.55%
- capped at 3.60% · All-in 3.40%
Sample all-in H is 3.40%. Sample all-in P is 3.27%. The lower one is P, so the payment uses 3.27%.
- Cash rebate
- 0.30%, ceiling HK$25,000
- Max LTV
- 80%
- Lock-in
- 24 months
- Rate cap
- Cash rebate
- Lock-in
Prime minus 2.60%, plus a small rebate with a ceiling.
Updated 20 Oct 2026Bank site, Bank of China (Hong Kong) Prime mortgage, opens in a new tab
Bank of East Asia
Prime mortgage
Currently using P
- Prime rate
- P − 2.70%
- All-in 3.17%
- HIBOR rate and cap
- H + 1.60%
- capped at 3.80% · All-in 3.45%
Sample all-in H is 3.45%. Sample all-in P is 3.17%. The lower one is P, so the payment uses 3.17%.
- Cash rebate
- No cash rebate
- Max LTV
- 80%
- Lock-in
- No lock-in
- Rate cap
Prime minus 2.70%. No cap and no rebate to pull the first-year cost down.
Updated 20 Oct 2026Bank site, Bank of East Asia Prime mortgage, opens in a new tab
Citibank
HIBOR mortgage
Currently using H
- Prime rate
- P − 2.40%
- All-in 3.48%
- HIBOR rate and cap
- H + 1.35%
- capped at 3.10% · All-in 3.10%
Sample all-in H is 3.10%. Sample all-in P is 3.48%. The lower one is H, so the payment uses 3.10%.
- Cash rebate
- 0.40%, ceiling HK$50,000
- Max LTV
- 75%
- Lock-in
- 24 months
- Rate cap
- Cash rebate
- Valuation fee
- Lock-in
H+1.35% sits a little above the 3.10% cap, so the capped rate is used. There is also a sample valuation fee.
Updated 20 Oct 2026Bank site, Citibank HIBOR mortgage, opens in a new tab
Dah Sing Bank
Higher-LTV prime plan
Currently using P
- Prime rate
- P − 2.40%
- All-in 3.48%
- HIBOR rate and cap
- H + 2.00%
- capped at 4.50% · All-in 3.85%
Sample all-in H is 3.85%. Sample all-in P is 3.48%. The lower one is P, so the payment uses 3.48%.
- Cash rebate
- 1.00%, ceiling HK$50,000
- Max LTV
- 90%
- Lock-in
- 36 months
- Rate cap
- Cash rebate
- High LTV
- Lock-in
The discount to prime is smaller, so the instalment is higher. The rebate and the higher LTV are the point of this sample.
Updated 20 Oct 2026Bank site, Dah Sing Bank Higher-LTV prime plan, opens in a new tab
Hang Seng Bank
Capped HIBOR plan
Currently using H
- Prime rate
- P − 2.25%
- All-in 3.63%
- HIBOR rate and cap
- H + 1.40%
- capped at 3.00% · All-in 3.00%
Sample all-in H is 3.00%. Sample all-in P is 3.63%. The lower one is H, so the payment uses 3.00%.
- Cash rebate
- No cash rebate
- Max LTV
- 90%
- Lock-in
- 12 months
- Rate cap
- High LTV
- Lock-in
In this sample, H+1.40% sits above the 3.00% cap, so the illustration uses the capped rate. Sample LTV goes to 90%.
Updated 20 Oct 2026Bank site, Hang Seng Bank Capped HIBOR plan, opens in a new tab
HSBC
1-month HIBOR plan
Currently using H
- Prime rate
- P − 2.00%
- All-in 3.88%
- HIBOR rate and cap
- H + 1.30%
- capped at 3.50% · All-in 3.15%
Sample all-in H is 3.15%. Sample all-in P is 3.88%. The lower one is H, so the payment uses 3.15%.
- Cash rebate
- 0.20%, ceiling HK$30,000
- Max LTV
- 80%
- Lock-in
- 24 months
- Rate cap
- Cash rebate
- Lock-in
The cap may not bind at this sample HIBOR. The rebate has a ceiling.
Updated 20 Oct 2026Bank site, HSBC 1-month HIBOR plan, opens in a new tab
HSBC
Prime plan
Currently using P
- Prime rate
- P − 2.90%
- All-in 2.98%
- HIBOR rate and cap
- H + 1.70%
- capped at 4.25% · All-in 3.55%
Sample all-in H is 3.55%. Sample all-in P is 2.98%. The lower one is P, so the payment uses 2.98%.
- Cash rebate
- No cash rebate
- Max LTV
- 70%
- Lock-in
- No lock-in
- Rate cap
Prime minus 2.90%. Maximum LTV is 70%. The instalment follows the sample prime, and it moves when prime moves.
Updated 20 Oct 2026Bank site, HSBC Prime plan, opens in a new tab
Standard Chartered
HIBOR cash-rebate plan
Currently using H
- Prime rate
- P − 2.10%
- All-in 3.77%
- HIBOR rate and cap
- H + 1.50%
- capped at 4.00% · All-in 3.35%
Sample all-in H is 3.35%. Sample all-in P is 3.77%. The lower one is H, so the payment uses 3.35%.
- Cash rebate
- 1.20%, ceiling HK$80,000
- Max LTV
- 80%
- Lock-in
- 36 months
- Rate cap
- Cash rebate
- Lock-in
The instalment may not be the cheapest. Year-one cost looks low because of the rebate. The 4.00% cap does not bind at this sample HIBOR.
Updated 20 Oct 2026Bank site, Standard Chartered HIBOR cash-rebate plan, opens in a new tab
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MortgageSample
In this sample, H+1.40% sits above the cap, so the payment uses capped H. P−2.25% on the same row is higher, so P is not in force.
LoansSample
The 1.50% handling fee comes off at drawdown. The flat headline does not include that fee.
CashSample
In the sample reviewed on 10 Oct, once the balance passes the promo cap the blended yield drops.
MortgageSample
The same row also has H+1.70%. Sample prime is lower, so the payment is currently using P.
LoansSample
On a sample HK$100,000 over 24 months the true APR is about 4.17%, above some rows with a fee and a lower flat rate.
CashSample
The three currencies are ranked apart. On a row with no cap, the headline rate is the rate on the whole balance.