Secure a home loan from RHB Bank . and jet off on a free holiday!

KUALA LUMPUR, 23 Aug 2006: More home buyers can now look forward to a well-deserved holiday, thanks to RHB Bank Bhd (“RHB Bank”). All they have to do is secure a home loan from the bank under its Get a home loan and go on a free holiday campaign that kicked off in early July.

Qualified customers can pick from a wide range of destinations – from exciting local resorts such as Langkawi and Cameron Highlands to international tourist haunts like shoppers paradise Hong Kong and laidback Perth. In between are Asean jewels such as mythical Siem Riep in Cambodia, beach resort Bali of Indonesia and Venice of the East, Bangkok.

"Our latest campaign is just another RHB way to reward our customers. This time, the focus is on those who have chosen RHB Bank to help finance their home purchases,” said Head of Consumer Banking, Mr Michael Lor.

“For a lot of us, buying a house is one of life’s major decisions. It is a commitment that we have to live with for the rest of our lives. Therefore, we feel that one deserves a break after having made one of the most important decisions in his or her life,” Mr Lor added.

The free holidays offered under the Get a home loan and go on a free holiday campaign can be divided into three categories, depending on the loan amount secured by the customer.

With a minimum loan amount of RM150,000.00, customer can get a three-day-two-night room and breakfast package for two to a choice of nine destinations depending on the loan amount. With loans of RM750,000 upwards, there are three-day-two-night room plus breakfast package with air tickets for two to a selection of domestic or international destinations.

A customer automatically earns points when his application for a home loan under the campaign is approved & accepted, but he has the option to earn more points for the next destination category by recommending his friends and relatives to obtain their loans from RHB Bank as well under the Member-Get-Member referral programme.

"That way, a customer’s chances to qualify for a holiday is not limited by the quantum of the home mortgage he is entitled to,” Mr Lor pointed out. “He may get a small mortgage, but if he refers enough new customers to RHB Bank, he will collect enough points to win the holiday he desires.”

Given the fact that a home loan is quite likely the largest financial obligation and the longest relationship one would have with a bank, RHB Bank have make it a point to offer only value-added features on all our products. The bank makes it a priority to give the customer as many choices as possible and in this respect it boasts one of the widest choices among all the banks in Malaysia.

As different individuals have their own financial capabilities and needs, there are different loans to cater to each and every one of them. The various packages differ in terms of duration and total amount of interest they would end up paying by the end of the loan period.

To make it convenient for customers, RHB Bank has specially set-up a 24 by 7 My1 Home Loan Careline 1800-88-9922. All a customer needs to do is call 1800-88-9922 to arrange for a meeting with the Bank’s professionally trained home loan advisors at any time convenient to the customer to discuss his home loan needs. In addition, RHB Bank have over 180 branches nationwide for its customers to make carry out their banking transactions.

For more information on RHB Bank’s exciting range of products, please call RHB PhoneBanking at (03) 9206 8118 for Peninsular Malaysia (available 24 hours, 7 days a week), (082) 276 118 for Sabah and Sarawak or visit www.rhbbank.com.my