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Home loans in arrears by more than 30 days increased across all borrower categories during the December 2009 quarter, Fitch said in a report released on Monday. According to Fitch, more and more people will not be able to pay back their home loans in 2010 as borrowers battle rising interest rates and Christmas-induced credit card bills. …
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Westpac Banking Corporation has tightened its mortgage loan criteria by lowering its loan-to-valuation ratios (LVR) for new full-documentation mortgage customers on Wednesday from 92 per cent to 87 per cent including two per cent for lenders’ mortgage insurance. The LVR for new low-documentation customers has been lowered by Westpac to 80 per cent including LMI. The …
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