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Brake comes off low-deposit lending
Things are looking up for borrowers with small deposits, as mainstream banks indicate they are getting back into the market.
High-LVR lending slows
Banks cut back heavily on their high loan-to-value lending in November, Reserve Bank data shows.
LVR rules tweaked
Banks will have to check where a home loan deposit has come from under new rules being proposed by the Reserve Bank - but will not have to worry about a customer’s credit card debt.
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