The Australian government has announced it will wind back responsible lending laws, making it easier to access credit – Business Insider Australia

• The federal government is loosening credit restrictions in an attempt to encourage lending.
• On Friday Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced the responsible lending laws would be would back, having become “an overly prescriptive, complex, costly, one-size-fits-all regime”.
• There is some anxiety over the consequences of encouraging greater lending during a recession.
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