Finder Personal and Car Loan Awards 2026

Our experts have analysed products across 106 providers for personal loans and 104 providers for car loans.

The Finder Personal and Car Loan Awards 2026 recognise Australia's best personal loans and best car loans.

Best Unsecured Personal Loan: NOW Finance No Fee Unsecured Personal Loan

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NOW Finance's Unsecured Personal Loan has been named the best Unsecured Personal Loan for 2026. It has personalised interest rates to suit your credit profile and also has no application fee or ongoing fees.

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Pepper Money No Fee Unsecured Personal Loan

Pepper Money's No Fee Unsecured Personal Loan has been highly commended thanks to its competitive personalised interest rates and no fees.

OurMoneyMarket Unsecured Low-Rate Personal Loan ($5,000-$100,000)

With competitive tailored interest rates and no ongoing fees, OurMoneyMarket's Unsecured Low-Rate Personal Loan has been highly commended.

Harmoney Unsecured Personal Loan

Harmoney has been highly commended for its Unsecured Personal Loan, which comes with no monthly fees or early repayment fees.

Revolut Unsecured Personal Loan

Despite an application fee, Revolut's Unsecured Personal Loan is still highly commended in this year's awards thanks to no other ongoing fees and a competitive minimum interest rate.

Plenti Variable Rate Personal Loan

Plenti has been highly commended for its Variable Rate Personal Loan, which has no monthly fee and low interest rates for borrowers with excellent credit scores.

ING Personal Loan

ING's Personal Loan has been highly commended in the Unsecured Personal Loan category. It has no annual or monthly fees, as well as a competitive fixed interest rate.

Best Secured Personal Loan: NOW Finance Secured Personal Loan

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NOW Finance's Secured Personal Loan has won the Secured Personal Loan category for 2026. It has personalised interest rates to suit your credit profile and also has no application fee or ongoing fees.

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Pepper Money Secured Personal Loan

Pepper Money's Secured Personal Loan has been highly commended, thanks to coming with no fees and low personalised interest rates.

OurMoneyMarket Secured Personal Loan ($5,000-$100,000)

OurMoneyMarket has been highly commended for its Secured Personal Loan which has a competitive fixed rate and no monthly or annual fee.

MoneyPlace Secured Personal Loan

MoneyPlace has been highly commended for its Secured Personal Loan. It has a comparatively low interest rate range and no monthly fee.

Best Green Personal Loan: BankWAW Solar Loans

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The best Green Personal Loan for 2026 has been named as BankWAW's Solar Loan. This unsecured loan allows you to borrow up to $15,000 for eco-friendly investments and comes with no monthly services fees and no exit fees.

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Regional Australia Bank Enviro Loan

Regional Australia Bank has been highly commended in the Green Personal Loan category for its Enviro Loan, which comes with no monthly service fees.

SWS Bank Greener Futures Loan

SWS Bank has been highly commended for its Greener Futures product in the Green Personal Loan category. It has no application, account or establishment fees added onto the cost of the loan.

Best Car Loan - New Cars: SWS Bank 5 Year Variable Interest Vehicle Loan

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The SWS Bank 5 year variable interest vehicle loan has been crowned the best new car loan product. It charges no upfront or ongoing fees, giving customers peace of mind with a cost-effective loan option.

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Harmoney Car Loan

Harmoney has been highly commended in the new car loans category. This product has a competitive, tailored interest rate and a tiered application fee depending on loan amount and credit score.

Queensland Country Bank New Car Loan

Queensland Country Bank has been highly commended for its new car loan product. It offers a competitive rate with a low ongoing monthly fee and loan flexibility.

Best Car Loan - Used Cars: Harmoney Car Loan

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Harmoney's Car Loan has been named the best product for new cars. It has a competitive interest rate and no ongoing fees, keeping the loan cost-effective.

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Police Credit Union Low Rate Car Loan (Special Offer)

Police Credit Union's low rate car loan (special offer) has been highly commended, thanks to its competitive special rate and no ongoing fees.

Great Southern Bank Fixed Rate Car Loan

Great Southern Bank has been highly commended in the used car loans category for its fixed rate car loan. This product has a high Finder Score thanks to its competitve rate and no ongoing fees.

Best Car Loan - EV Cars:

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People's Choice Credit Union has won the best product for EV car loans. Its green car loan rewards borrowers with a discounted rate and no additional fees.

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Great Southern Bank Green Car Loan

Great Southern Bank's green car loan has been highly commended in the category for EV car loans. It offers a personalised discounted rate, as well as $0 monthly fees and flexible repayment options.

Community First Bank Fixed Green Car Loan

Community First Bank has been highly commended for its fixed green car loan. For brand new electric and hybrid cars, it has a competitive discounted interest rate but does come with a small monthly fee.

Finder's Product Awards methodology for car & personal loans

Finder's Personal Loan and Car Loan Awards recognises market-leading personal and car loan products, using our proprietary ratings methodology. We compare products across 106 providers for personal loans and 104 for car loans.

Why you can trust our awards

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Our Personal and Car Loan Awards winners are based on research by our expert authors and insights team.

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They're comprehensive

We researched hundreds of Australia's most popular personal and car loans from the biggest banks to the smallest online lenders.

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They're independent

Some winners may be partners but this never influences our decisions. All loans are based on a clear methodology and must meet editorial standards.

Meet our experts

Piyush Pillai

Piyush Pillai, Insights analyst

Piyush is an insights analyst at Finder and is responsible for developing the methodology for Finder's Product Awards. He holds an MBA from Macquarie University and a MSc in Banking and Finance from the University of London.

Rebecca Pike

Rebecca Pike, Senior writer, Money

Rebecca is a senior writer at Finder covering all things money. She has been writing about the home loan market in Australia for 5 years.

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Editor, Money

Rebecca Pike is Finder’s money editor, with over 7 years of experience in mortgages and personal finance. A frequent TV and radio commentator, she frequently appears on Sunrise and 7News, Today and 9News, as well as Sky News, Channel 10 and across radio and print. Rebecca previously served as Editor of Mortgage Professional Australia. She has a Master’s degree in Journalism as well as ASIC-recognised certifications in Tier 1 Generic Knowledge and Tier 2 General Advice Deposit Products, which comply with ASIC guidelines. See full bio

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Rebecca has written 293 Finder guides across topics including:
  • Home loans
  • Personal Loans
  • Car Loans
  • Cost of living
  • Budgeting

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