Many different types of companies offer mortgage loans. These include banks, credit unions, building societies (referred to as Authorised Deposit-Taking Institutions or ADIs), as well as other companies which are not authorised to take deposits (often referred to as “non-banks”). Non-banks provide competition in the mortgage loan market which assists in keeping mortgage loan rates and costs lower than they would otherwise be.
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