MPA Lender Update 6/8/2015

St George Banking Group makes changes to serviceability assessment

St George Banking Group​ makes changes to serviceability assessment​

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RATES

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PRODUCT

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POLICY

  • St George Banking Group adds basic living expenses to servicability calculations, which also include HEM figures, effective 17 August 2015.
  • ​HEM figures are themselves changing to take into account household income in addition to other factors to effective 17 August 2015 and applicable to all secured residential lending assessments.
  • St George Banking Group reduces the maximum interest only repayment period from 15 years to 10 years for new owner occupied loans, effective 17 August 2015.

COMMISSIONS

• No changes today

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