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Q4 home loan application statistics for 2021

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The latest data reveals that competition amongst the major banks continues to surge. Home loan approval rates were up by 3.1% from Q4 of 2020 and the average interest rate received by home applicants was prime less 0.21% (19 basis points lower than Q4). According to statistics from ooba, South Africa’s foremost home loan comparison service, competition amongst the major banks for a bigger share of the home loan market remained fierce during the fourth quarter of 2021 (Q4 21). Marius Tinney-Crook, Regional Sales Manager for ooba Group joins us to talk more about the data.
25 Jan 2022 11AM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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