Australian bank regulator to remove cap on interest-only mortgages
[SYDNEY] Australia's banking regulator said on Wednesday it was removing a cap on interest-only loans for residential property on the grounds that the measure had reached its objective of curbing higher-risk lending practices.
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) said IT would remove the cap on Jan 1 after it "led to a marked reduction in the proportion of new interest-only lending, which is now significantly below the 30 per cent threshold".
APRA introduced the limit in March 2017 amid concerns about a housing bubble. Residential property prices in Australian major cities have since fallen the most in three decades.
REUTERS
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