Lenders to tighten screws on investors, mortgage brokers

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By Leith van Onselen

Leading banking analyst, CLSA’s Brian Johnson, believes that Australia’s prudential regulator, the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA), will further tighten capital requirements for investor mortgages. From The Canberra Times:

APRA noted this week Australia was one of several countries where housing investor loans received the same capital treatment as owner-occupier loans, and that this would be the subject of future review.

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.