DIP refer cases

Key information for DIP Refer cases

Once you’ve submitted a Decision in Principle, if the decision is Refer, at this stage you should STOP and wait for a Subjective Accept. If you continue to a full mortgage application before receiving a Subjective Accept, the valuation won’t be instructed until the case has been fully assessed and is deemed acceptable by our underwriters. This will mean your case will be delayed.

Once you’ve received a Subjective Accept, if you need to make any changes to the initial DIP, this could change the application back to Refer. So, it’s important that you wait for the decision to be changed back to Subjective Accept before submitting the case to FMA.

Rate changes

In NFI Online, you can reserve a product for 90 days and, even if rates change in this time, we’ll honour the rate that you reserved.

Our current service levels

During the Covid-19 pandemic, we need to underwrite some of our cases in a bit more depth to ensure we continue to lend responsibly in these challenging times; in particular first-time buyer applications at 85% LTV or above and self-employed applications. We ask for your patience during this unprecedented time.

Saving you time

If your case is a DIP Refer, please wait for a Subjective Accept before submitting the case to FMA and ensure the initial DIP data is keyed accurately. Please also upload all requested documents when you submit the case to FMA, as this will help to avoid any unnecessary delays during the application process.

Our service levels are updated daily so please keep an eye on these. Please don’t contact us within these time frames, we’re working hard to respond to you as soon as we can.

Check our current service levels