Mortgage lending rates that are 5 percent to 10 percent higher than the benchmark lending rate have become "a mainstream phenomenon" in Beijing, the business management department of the People's Bank of China (PBOC) said.
The banks' move was "in line with the policy direction", it added. (Reporting by Beijing Monitoring Desk and Yawen Chen)China central bank backs mortgage rate hikes in capital
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