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Mortgage lending has picked up after regulators eased stress tests and income restrictions, The Financial Times reports. At Lloyds Bank, 11,000 have qualified for mortgages who would not have previously. While easing standards carries risks, mortgage defaults ticked down last quarter for the first time in three years, suggesting the market can absorb the new loans.聽
