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Tess Ikonomou

'Understand' uni debt before knocking back home loan

A parliamentary inquiry was told banks should consider the features of a loan applicant's HELP debt. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Banks have been urged to consider the individual circumstances of people with university debt when weighing their home loan applications, in a bid the improve ownership.

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, which supervises the financial services industry, told a parliamentary inquiry that banks should be "understanding the features" of a person's HELP debt when assessing whether to approve a home loan. 

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