2. Loan interest rate. The interest rate of provident fund loans is much lower than that of commercial loans. For more than five years, the benchmark interest rate of provident fund is 3.25%, and the benchmark interest rate of commercial loans is 4.9%.
3. Loanable scope: commercial loans are not limited, and the provident fund can only be used for residential loans.
4. Two sets of defining rules: commercial loans only recognize loans but not houses, and provident fund loans recognize loans and recognize houses.