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Responsible lending interpretations need fixing: RBA

Matthew Cranston

The Reserve Bank has recharged the responsible lending debate and added some pressure on banks by suggesting lending has been too restrictive for small business despite record low interest rates and government incentives.

As bank chief executives met with Treasurer Josh Frydenberg in Canberra on Wednesday RBA assistant governor Christopher Kent said he had a concern about access to finance and interpretation of responsible lending.

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Matthew Cranston was The Australian Financial Review’s United States correspondent.

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