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Banking royal commission final report: No further pressure on housing market

Ingrid Fuary-Wagner
Ingrid Fuary-WagnerExplainer editor
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The royal commission into banking has already jolted the property market with a self-imposed crackdown on lending by the big banks, but its final report won't spark a further credit crunch, economists say.

There was no directive for banks to further tighten their lending practices in Kenneth Hayne's final report into the finance sector on Monday, with the desired outcome on lending practices by banks having already been met.

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Ingrid Fuary-Wagner is the AFR's explainer editor, based in Sydney. She previously wrote about property and before that was news editor at Domain. Connect with Ingrid on Twitter. Email Ingrid at ingrid.fuary-wagner@afr.com

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