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Poor financial habits, high debt fuel mortgage rejections

Financial discipline has become a key factor in mortgage loan approvals. (Photo: Wisuttipong Rodpai)

Homebuyers are increasingly being rejected for mortgages not because they lack income, but because poor financial habits and high household debt are making it harder to qualify for housing loans, according to Government Housing (GH) Bank.

Kasem Parephan, area manager for western Bangkok branch 1 at GH Bank, said only 40% of mortgage applicants were approved in the first two months of 2026.

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