Mar 17, 2026

Up Home Recognised for Outstanding Value in 2026 Canstar Awards

Winning Home Lender & Variable Home Lender

Up has continued its strong run of industry recognition, taking out Canstar’s 2026 Outstanding Value – Home Lender and Outstanding Value – Variable Home Lender Awards, adding to a growing list of accolades for Up Home over the past 12 months.

The latest wins follow recent recognition from Finder Awards in January, marking what could be considered an ‘awards season’ moment for Up Home, reinforcing growing confidence in a home loan designed for a new generation of borrowers.

Justin French, Chief Operating Officer at Up said, “From day one, we set out to build a home loan that felt just like the features Upsiders know and love — simple and transparent, with a thoughtful in-app experience and great customer support. This recognition is a huge moment for us, reinforcing that a home loan can be simple and genuinely empowering for a generation of Australians navigating their first home purchase, that really matters”.

Unlike traditional lenders, Up built its home loan to deeply integrate with the rest of Up’s existing products and features, rather than establishing Up Home as a separate product. “The result of that hard work is a home loan experience that works in harmony with the spending and saving features Up is famous for. Upsiders can instantly set-up an Up Saver that are automatically linked as offset accounts, and see how much interest they’ve saved” said Mr French. Since launching in 2022, more than 70% of new home purchases funded by Up Home have been from first-time buyers, largely aged 25–34. These Upsiders now hold more than $2+ billion in home loan balances through the app, with more than $2.5 billion settled to date.

While Up Home has also been recognised with awards including Canstar’s Bank of the Year – Home Loan Refinance 2025 and Finder’s Best First Home Buyer Home Loan, the strongest signal isn’t just industry recognition, it’s sustained customer adoption.

Together, the latest Canstar wins and Finder Awards underscore growing trust in a home loan built for visibility, control and ease, and point to where the Australian home lending market is heading next.

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