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Daily purchases and other expenses could all count against your chances of getting a bank loan. More than one million Australians have fallen behind on their mortgage repayments during March this year.

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Daily purchases and other expenses could all count against your chances of getting a bank loan. More than one million Australians have fallen behind on their mortgage repayments during March this year.

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