The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) is the prudential regulator of the Australian financial services industry.

  • Will keep macroprudential policy settings on hold following latest quarterly assessment of domestic and international economic conditions
  • Quality of new housing lending remains sound, arrears rates on mortgage and business lending portfolios continue to rise slowly
  • Mortgage serviceability buffer will be kept at 3 percentage points and lending limits have not been applied
  • Countercyclical capital buffer will remain at 1.0% of risk weighted assets

Comments from APRA follow their latest quarterly assessment of domestic and international economic conditions.

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