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FNB Personal Loan: R1,000 to R450,000, repayment up to 72 months, personalised fixed rate. Official long-term band 15.15%–28.00% p.a.; short-term (1–6 months) up to 5% a month (NCA max). Initiation up to R1,207.50; monthly service R69.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The FAQ PDF sets a minimum of R1,000. The official product page allows up to R450,000. The NCA affordability test still decides the offer.

FNB does not publish your personal APR on the website. Official long-term disclosure (1–66/72 months) is 15.15% to 28.00% a year, the NCA maximum. Short-term credit of 1–6 months is disclosed at up to 5% a month (NCA max). Prime was 10.50% on the FNB rates page dated 2026-05-29. That prime print is not your contract rate.

Repayment may run up to 72 months. The instalment is fixed. The official example uses 24 months on R30,000.

On fnb.co.za, R30,000 over 24 months at 18% is R1,796 a month including fees, with a credit-life illustration of R100, monthly service R69, initiation R1,207.50, and a total cost of R41,445.

Yes on terms longer than 7 months, according to the FAQ. The page example illustrates R100. Shorter terms are not given a public credit-life rule in the facts used for this review.

The FAQ PDF describes a January payment holiday on terms longer than 7 months if you pay by debit order or EFT and the account is up to date.

Initiation is waived. You still pay one R69 monthly service fee.

First National Bank, a division of FirstRand Bank Limited, company 1929/001225/06, registered credit provider NCRCP20. Confirm the row on ncr.org.za.

Use https://www.fnb.co.za/loans/personal-loan.html, the FNB App, *120*321#, or 087 730 5596. The official page does not publish a loan email.

FNB names no bureau for this loan. NCA affordability work in South Africa commonly reads TransUnion or Experian files. Wait for the quotation instead of guessing a score cut-off.

Sultan Kanatov, Editor-in-Chief, CreditDeals
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Sultan Kanatov
Editor-in-Chief, CreditDeals
Published: 19 September 2026
Updated: 19 September 2026

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FNB Personal Loan: R1,000 to R450,000, repayment up to 72 months, personalised fixed rate. Official long-term band 15.15%–28.00% p.a.; short-term (1–6 months) up to 5% a month (NCA max). Initiation up to R1,207.50; monthly service R69.

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