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Banque Postale extends lending
French state-owned Banque Postale plans to step up its mortgage lending to low-income borrowers next year. The bank said yesterday it was targeting €1bn (£810m) in housing loans to low-income borrowers in 2013. Banque Postale said its expansion would be backed with 300 hires from rescued rival Credit Immobilier over the next two years.