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Cities tap housing provident fund loans to support consumption

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Authorities are broadening the ways households can spend their housing provident fund (HPF) balances. ICYDK: The HPF is China’s compulsory, employer/employee-funded social insurance program designed to help citizens save for home purchases, offering below-market-rate mortgage loans. In recent weeks,...