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APRA proposal targets higher risk home loans

James Frost
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The Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority has released a proposal that will require banks to differentiate risk weightings for residential mortgages and potentially increase the cost of writing higher-risk loans.

The proposal makes a series of recommended changes to the risk weightings big and smaller banks should apply to owner-occupier, investor, interest-only and non-standard loans.

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James Frost writes about banking, funds management and superannuation. Based in Melbourne, James has been reporting on specialist business and finance topics for 15 years. Connect with James on Twitter. Email James at james.frost@afr.com

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