I applied last Monday and the money was in the bank Friday. Yes it is a loan, free for the 1st 12 months with nothing to pay, then a monthly payment over 6 years at an interest rate of 2.5%. Cheap money. You don’t have to use it, it’s an insurance policy for the next 12 months, if you don’t use it, which I don’t intend to, then you just pay it back after the 12 months. Just too good an offer to pass on, just be savvy and trade carefully.