China to cut individual housing provident fund loan rates by 0.25 percentage points
BEIJING, May 17 (Xinhua) -- China will cut the loan rates of individual housing provident fund by 0.25 percentage points, the central bank announced Friday.
Starting May 18, the interest rate of first-home loans that mature within or at five years will be set at 2.35 percent, while the over-five-year rate will be slashed to 2.85 percent, the People's Bank of China said on its website.
For second-home purchases, the interest rate of loans that mature within or at five years will be no lower than 2.775 percent, while the over-five-year rate will be no lower than 3.325 percent.
The housing provident fund is a long-term housing savings plan made up of compulsory monthly deposits by both employers and employees. It can only be used by employees for house-related expenses.
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