Positive signs about our economic recovery in the latest lending data. 

New figures from credit bureau service Centrix shows a rise in lending, including a 21% rise in residential lending. 

Three thousand fewer people are behind on payments compared to a month earlier. 

Centrix Managing Director Keith McLaughlin told Mike Hosking it shows that households are continuing to manage their budgets effectively. 

He says the trend is very, very favourable.  

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