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Slumping house prices expose banks' SME lending gamble

Original: Slumping house prices expose the banks’ SME gamble

Falling residential property values are putting pressure on Australian banks' small and medium enterprise lending, which is often secured against residential real estate. The Australian reports that the downturn is exposing the risks banks took by leaning on housing collateral for business loans, raising concerns about potential losses if prices keep sliding.

Why now: House prices are falling and analysts are reassessing how exposed bank balance sheets are to property-secured business lending.

Australian banksSME sectorAustralian housing marketThe Australian

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