KUALA LUMPUR: First-time home buyers burdened with student loans may stand a chance to buy their own home, following a move to exempt them from being blacklisted from purchasing homes in the Central Credit Reference Information System (CCRIS).
Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin said her ministry has received approval from the Education Ministry through the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) to exempt those loans from being listed in CCRIS.
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