Latest APRA squeeze provides opportunities for investors and peer to peer lenders

03 April 2017

 

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has announced additional supervisory measures aimed at moderating the growth of investor lending in particular. APRA has written to all banks and other approved deposit taking institutions (ADIs) setting out its expectations for mortgage lending going forward which in summary includes: limit new interest-only lending to 30% of total new residential mortgage lending with strict limits where the loan to valuation ratio (LVR) is...

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