China's major banks to lower rates on existing first-home mortgages

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2023-09-07 03:31:22  • 2 mins

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BEIJING :Four of China's major state banks said on Thursday they will start to lower interest rates on existing mortgages for first-home loans, reducing them to levels in place when a home was purchased.

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd (ICBC), China Construction Bank Corp, Agricultural Bank of China and Bank of China issued separate statements announcing the planned reduction.

The reduction will come into effect on Sept. 25, they said.

Chinese brokerage China International Capital Corp Ltd (CICC) expected the average reduction for first home buyer's mortgage rates would be 50 basis points (bps), and it could save them about 200 billion yuan ($27.31 billion).

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