In June, China'shousingandlendingregulators and the centralbankissuedadocumentsaying thatBanks, inassessingmortgageapplications, mustdeterminehow manyhomesthe applicantalreadyowns.
More than two-thirds of its lending in that year was in Alt-A loans, a class of mortgages for borrowers who cannot document all their income and assets.