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Jacob Shteyman

Banks at odds over easing lending restrictions

Easing lending restrictions could get more Australians into a home, or into debt. (Diego Fedele/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia's biggest banks are split on whether it should be easier to get a home loan, amid warnings changes to lending regulations could send more borrowers into financial perdition.

Prospective homeowners would have more buying power if rules restricting access to mortgages were more flexible, NAB and the peak banking body say.

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