Upon receiving the supporting documents and processing your application, the bank will issue a pre-approval with specific conditions. Pre-approval lets you work out how much you may be able to actually borrow in your particular financial situation. It will give you a limit to your budget, which can be useful when you're house-hunting. And finally, being pre-approved could help speed up the approval process for your final home loan application.
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