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Vital Signs: APRA is going to make it easier to borrow. It could be another one of its bad calls

  • Written by Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW
Vital Signs: APRA is going to make it easier to borrow. It could be another one of its bad callsThe prudential regulator has a history of doing too much, too late.

Who’d make a decision that would give a household with an income of A$150,000 an extra $100,000 to $120,000 of borrowing power? APRA, that’s who. APRA is the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority. It was hived off from the Reserve Bank and insurance and...

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