{"id":183816,"date":"2024-06-14T13:30:52","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T03:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propertyupdate.com.au\/?p=183816"},"modified":"2025-02-19T05:33:20","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T18:33:20","slug":"arrears-on-the-rise-despite-record-levels-of-cash-in-offset-accounts-new-data-reveals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propertyupdate.com.au\/arrears-on-the-rise-despite-record-levels-of-cash-in-offset-accounts-new-data-reveals\/","title":{"rendered":"Arrears on the rise despite record levels of cash in offset accounts \u2013 new data reveals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The total amount of money stashed in offset accounts has hit another record high of $271.72 billion, as borrowers continue to stash cash in their mortgages despite the rate hikes, according to the latest APRA Quarterly ADI Property Exposure statistics data<\/p>\n<p>This amount is $43.67 billion higher than it was before the rate hikes began.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ratecity.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RateCity.com.au<\/a> research director, Sally Tindall, said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Money in offset accounts continue to hit record highs as many borrowers remain laser-focused on mitigating the financial pain of rising rates.<\/p>\n<p>While some households now have record levels of money stashed in their offset accounts, others are falling into arrears.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Offset balances now account for 12.2 per cent of the total credit owing across the mortgage books of authorised deposit-taking institutions, the highest share since this particular record began in 2019.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Total amount in residential offset accounts <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<table width=\"482\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"151\"><strong>March 24 quarter<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"151\"><strong>Change from previous quarter<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"180\"><strong>Change since RBA hikes (March 2022 quarter)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"151\">$271.72 billion<\/td>\n<td width=\"151\">+$6.27 billion<br \/>\n+2.4%<\/td>\n<td width=\"180\">+$43.67 billion<br \/>\n+19.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><em>Source: APRA Quarterly ADI Property Exposure statistics. Based on all authorised deposit-taking institutions, excluding payment facilities and specialist credit card providers.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-post-fullsize wp-image-183818 img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.propertyupdate.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Balances-in-offset-accounts-800x536.png\" alt=\"Balances In Offset Accounts\" width=\"800\" height=\"536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.propertyupdate.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Balances-in-offset-accounts-800x536.png 800w, https:\/\/cdn.propertyupdate.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Balances-in-offset-accounts-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.propertyupdate.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Balances-in-offset-accounts-600x402.png 600w, https:\/\/cdn.propertyupdate.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Balances-in-offset-accounts.png 941w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"toc_link\" id=\"overdue-mortgages-continue-to-rise\">Overdue mortgages continue to rise<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The value of home loans 30-89 days past due as a share of the total owing on all mortgages has risen for the sixth consecutive quarter from its low of 0.34 per cent in the September 2022 quarter.<\/p>\n<p>While it now stands at 0.66 per cent of all credit outstanding, this is still, on average, below what it was in the year before COVID (2019) at 0.73 per cent.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Tindall commented:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The value of mortgages falling into arrears ticked up to 0.95 per cent of all mortgages.<\/p>\n<p>While this is still relatively low, particularly considering the dramatic rise in mortgage rates over the last two years, it is now above what it was in the year before COVID, with little sign of turning around. <div class=\"adplugg-tag\" data-adplugg-zone=\"the_sentiment_campaign_body_\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p>The stage three tax cuts will be critical in helping some families keep up with their mortgage and other bills but for others, it\u2019s not even going to touch the sides.<\/p>\n<p>If that\u2019s you, and you haven\u2019t already reached out for help, pick up the phone today. Banks don\u2019t want to see you lose your home, any more than you want to hand over the keys. It\u2019s in their interest to help you find a way through, where possible.<\/p>\n<p>If you are still managing to balance the budget, consider tipping the extra money you\u2019ll soon get from the stage three tax cuts into your mortgage to build up your buffer and help reduce your monthly interest bill.<\/p>\n<p>While it may seem like a drop in the ocean for those with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justbudget.com.au\/rising-household-debt\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">high household debts<\/span><\/a>, when it comes to paying interest on the mortgage, every single dollar counts.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Non-performing loans, where the borrower has missed a mortgage repayment by 90 days or more, or the loan is impaired, are now higher than it was in the year before COVID.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, the share of non-performing loans was, on average 0.91 per cent.<\/p>\n<p>Today it stands at 0.95 per cent, after steadily increasing across the last five quarters.<\/p>\n<p><strong> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-post-fullsize wp-image-183819 img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.propertyupdate.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Non-performing-loans-as-a-proportion-of-credit-outstanding-800x518.png\" alt=\"Non Performing Loans As A Proportion Of Credit Outstanding\" width=\"800\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.propertyupdate.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Non-performing-loans-as-a-proportion-of-credit-outstanding-800x518.png 800w, https:\/\/cdn.propertyupdate.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Non-performing-loans-as-a-proportion-of-credit-outstanding-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.propertyupdate.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Non-performing-loans-as-a-proportion-of-credit-outstanding-600x388.png 600w, https:\/\/cdn.propertyupdate.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Non-performing-loans-as-a-proportion-of-credit-outstanding.png 1020w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"toc_link\" id=\"owner-occupiers-continue-to-be-overrepresented-in-the-arrears-data\">Owner-occupiers continue to be overrepresented in the arrears data<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The APRA data for March 2024 shows that 0.97 per cent of owner-occupier loans are in arrears, while just 0.83 per cent of investor loans are in arrears.<\/p>\n<p>Investors paying interest-only are least likely to be represented in the arrears data, with just 0.40 per cent of investor interest-only loans in arrears.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Non-performing loans as a proportion of credit outstanding according to loan type<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<table width=\"319\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"195\"><strong>Loan type<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"124\"><strong>Mar-24<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"195\">Owner-occupiers<\/td>\n<td width=\"124\">0.97%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"195\">Investor<\/td>\n<td width=\"124\">0.83%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"195\">Owner-occupier interest-only<\/td>\n<td width=\"124\">0.89%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"195\">Investor interest-only<\/td>\n<td width=\"124\">0.40%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><em>Source: APRA Quarterly Property Exposure statistics. Based on the value of term loans for each borrowing type.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"toc_link\" id=\"interest-only-loans-holding-steady\">Interest-only loans holding steady<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The value of mortgages on interest-only terms rose by a modest $916 million, compared to the previous quarter.<\/p>\n<p>However, looking at the data as a share of all term loans, the proportion of interest-only loans is declining.<\/p>\n<p>In the March 22 quarter, they accounted for 11.3 per cent of term loans.<\/p>\n<p>In the March 24 quarter, they now account for just 10.8 per cent.<\/p>\n<p>This suggests borrowers are not flocking to interest-only terms to navigate the impact of the rate hikes.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Value of loans on interest-only terms<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<table width=\"601\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"112\"><strong>Mar-24<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"122\"><strong>Dec-23<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"118\"><strong>Mar-23<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"109\"><strong>March 22<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Value<\/td>\n<td width=\"112\">$238.62 billion<\/td>\n<td width=\"122\">$237.71 billion<\/td>\n<td width=\"118\">$234.32 billion<\/td>\n<td width=\"109\">$225.04 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Share of all loans<\/td>\n<td width=\"112\">10.8%<\/td>\n<td width=\"122\">10.9%<\/td>\n<td width=\"118\">11.1%<\/td>\n<td width=\"109\">11.3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><em>Source: APRA Quarterly Property Exposure statistics. Share is based on the value of all term loans outstanding.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"toc_link\" id=\"exceptions-to-serviceability-drop\">Exceptions to serviceability drop<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A total of $6.18 billion in new home loans written by ADIs in the March 2024 quarter were approved outside the banks\u2019 serviceability policies.<\/p>\n<p>This was a drop of $1.12 billion from the previous quarter (15%) but a hefty 64 per cent increase compared to the same period a year ago.<\/p>\n<p>New mortgages approved as exceptions to serviceability began to rise after a range of banks, including CBA, Westpac and NAB, announced they would process refinance applications under a reduced stress test of around 1 percentage point if existing borrowers could not meet the standard 3 percentage point serviceability test, provided they met other criteria.<\/p>\n<p>The drop from the previous quarter suggests that the number of people who are able and willing to break free of mortgage prison using this lower test is reducing.<\/p>\n<p>As a share of all new mortgages funded in the quarter, it represents 4.7 per cent.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Value of new loans processed as exceptions to serviceability<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<table width=\"459\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"151\"><strong>Amount<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"151\"><strong>Quarterly change<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"157\"><strong>Year-on-year change<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"151\">$6.18 billion<\/td>\n<td width=\"151\">-$1.12 billion<br \/>\n-15%<\/td>\n<td width=\"157\">+$2.41 billion<br \/>\n+64%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><em>Source: APRA Quarterly Property Exposure statistics<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-post-fullsize wp-image-183822 img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.propertyupdate.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Value-of-new-loans-processed-outside-of-banks-serviceability-policies-800x543.png\" alt=\"Value Of New Loans Processed Outside Of Banks Serviceability Policies\" width=\"800\" height=\"543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.propertyupdate.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Value-of-new-loans-processed-outside-of-banks-serviceability-policies-800x543.png 800w, https:\/\/cdn.propertyupdate.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Value-of-new-loans-processed-outside-of-banks-serviceability-policies-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.propertyupdate.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Value-of-new-loans-processed-outside-of-banks-serviceability-policies-600x407.png 600w, https:\/\/cdn.propertyupdate.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Value-of-new-loans-processed-outside-of-banks-serviceability-policies.png 944w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"toc_link\" id=\"high-debt-to-income-loans-hit-a-new-record-low\">High debt-to-income loans hit a new record low<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The total value of new loans with a debt-to-income ratio of six times or more as a proportion of all owner-occupier and investor loans dropped for the ninth quarter in a row.<\/p>\n<p>At the peak, in December 2021, 24.3 per cent of all new loans had a debt-to-income ratio of 6 times or more.<\/p>\n<p>In the March 2024 quarter, it is at a new record low of 5.2 per cent.<\/p>\n<p>The steep reduction in the proportion of new loans with a debt-to-income ratio of six times or more comes on the back of 13 RBA rates hikes \u2013 four of which were double hikes.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, borrowers have found their total borrowing capacity has shrunk considerably.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-post-fullsize wp-image-183823 img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.propertyupdate.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Proportion-of-new-mortgages-with-a-debt-to-income-ratio-of-six-times-or-more-800x463.png\" alt=\"Proportion Of New Mortgages With A Debt To Income Ratio Of Six Times Or More\" width=\"800\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.propertyupdate.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Proportion-of-new-mortgages-with-a-debt-to-income-ratio-of-six-times-or-more-800x463.png 800w, https:\/\/cdn.propertyupdate.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Proportion-of-new-mortgages-with-a-debt-to-income-ratio-of-six-times-or-more-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.propertyupdate.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Proportion-of-new-mortgages-with-a-debt-to-income-ratio-of-six-times-or-more-600x347.png 600w, https:\/\/cdn.propertyupdate.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Proportion-of-new-mortgages-with-a-debt-to-income-ratio-of-six-times-or-more.png 982w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"toc_link\" id=\"average-new-loan-stress-test-rises-to-931\">Average new loan stress test rises to 9.31%<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The average variable rate of loans funded in the March 24 quarter was 6.34 per cent \u2013 an increase of around 3.79 percentage points since the start of the hikes.<\/p>\n<p>The average rate at which banks are now stress-testing new mortgage applications is an eye-watering 9.31 per cent.<\/p>\n<p>This is because APRA banks stress test a new borrower\u2019s finances to make sure they can still afford the mortgage if rates were to rise 3 percentage points from the rate they are applying for, although exceptions can be made.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to November 2021, this buffer was 2.5 percentage points.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Weighted average rates for new loans funded in the quarter<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<table width=\"353\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"88\"><strong>Quarter<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"127\"><strong>Av. variable rate<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"139\"><strong>Av. assessment rate for serviceability<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"88\">Mar 2021<\/td>\n<td width=\"127\">2.82%<\/td>\n<td width=\"139\">5.44%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"88\">Mar 2022<\/td>\n<td width=\"127\">2.55%<\/td>\n<td width=\"139\">5.69%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"88\">Mar 2023<\/td>\n<td width=\"127\">5.47%<\/td>\n<td width=\"139\">8.31%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"88\">Mar 2024<\/td>\n<td width=\"127\">6.34%<\/td>\n<td width=\"139\">9.31%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><em>Source: APRA Quarterly ADI Property Exposure statistics<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"adplugg-tag\" data-adplugg-zone=\"the_sentiment_campaign_mobile_\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"adplugg-tag\" data-adplugg-zone=\"the_sentiment_campaign_desktop_\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The total amount of money stashed in offset accounts has hit another record high of $271.72 billion, as borrowers continue to stash cash in their mortgages despite the rate hikes, according to the latest APRA Quarterly ADI Property Exposure statistics data This amount is $43.67 billion higher than it was before the rate hikes 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