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Rural lending

Wind it up, loans without climate change conditions, cost of & return on capital, up like a rocket & down like a feather, Antonia Watson's very confusing remuneration, milking farmers, excess profit tax & other tales from the parliamentary banking inquiry
24th Oct 24, 9:18am
Wind it up, loans without climate change conditions, cost of & return on capital, up like a rocket & down like a feather, Antonia Watson's very confusing remuneration, milking farmers, excess profit tax & other tales from the parliamentary banking inquiry
Rabobank NZ bemoans big 4 banks' capital advantage, says farmers need to operate within planetary boundaries in bank competition submission
18th Oct 24, 6:30am
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Rabobank NZ bemoans big 4 banks' capital advantage, says farmers need to operate within planetary boundaries in bank competition submission
Parliament’s inquiry into banking competition and profitability kicks off next week
17th Oct 24, 3:51pm
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Parliament’s inquiry into banking competition and profitability kicks off next week
Kiwibank's CEO may be reluctant to enter the rural banking market, but lobby group Federated Farmers wants the Government to direct it to do so
9th Oct 24, 10:31am
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Kiwibank's CEO may be reluctant to enter the rural banking market, but lobby group Federated Farmers wants the Government to direct it to do so
Kiwibank getting increasing number of requests to join corporate lending syndicates, CEO Steve Jurkovich says
23rd Aug 24, 8:56am
Kiwibank getting increasing number of requests to join corporate lending syndicates, CEO Steve Jurkovich says
ASB CEO Vittoria Shortt says NZ exporters' customers want them to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and what matters is what customers want
15th Aug 24, 9:34am
ASB CEO Vittoria Shortt says NZ exporters' customers want them to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and what matters is what customers want
Parliament could start its own probe into business and rural lending as early as August, while Coalition parties jostle for the spotlight
26th Jun 24, 10:30am
Parliament could start its own probe into business and rural lending as early as August, while Coalition parties jostle for the spotlight
Why NZ needs a 'good, hard debate' about the composition of bank lending and how it's impacting productivity
21st Jun 24, 9:12am
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Why NZ needs a 'good, hard debate' about the composition of bank lending and how it's impacting productivity
Gareth Vaughan suggests bank capital will again be a key area of debate as parliamentary select committees inquire about banking competition
14th Jun 24, 5:00am
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Gareth Vaughan suggests bank capital will again be a key area of debate as parliamentary select committees inquire about banking competition
Two Parliamentary select committees will conduct inquiry into banking competition, reviewing Commerce Commission's findings and scrutinizing rural lending
12th Jun 24, 2:30pm
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Two Parliamentary select committees will conduct inquiry into banking competition, reviewing Commerce Commission's findings and scrutinizing rural lending
Three up, two down in terms of whether the five major rural lenders are growing or shrinking agriculture lending
1st Jun 24, 9:41am
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Three up, two down in terms of whether the five major rural lenders are growing or shrinking agriculture lending
RBNZ Governor Adrian Orr says technology is the answer to banking competition and not capital requirements
23rd May 24, 1:23pm
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RBNZ Governor Adrian Orr says technology is the answer to banking competition and not capital requirements
A survey for Federated Farmers shows over a quarter of farmers feeling under pressure from banks while overall satisfaction levels with the banks have dropped
18th Dec 23, 1:16pm
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A survey for Federated Farmers shows over a quarter of farmers feeling under pressure from banks while overall satisfaction levels with the banks have dropped
CEO Dan Huggins says BNZ's home loan and deposit market share growth suggests its customers are happy, as annual profit & net interest margin surge
11th Nov 23, 9:15am
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CEO Dan Huggins says BNZ's home loan and deposit market share growth suggests its customers are happy, as annual profit & net interest margin surge
Rabobank says it remains committed to NZ & doesn't expect any significant changes to its services as RBNZ finalises new policy for banks operating in NZ as branches of overseas banks
8th Nov 23, 1:17pm
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Rabobank says it remains committed to NZ & doesn't expect any significant changes to its services as RBNZ finalises new policy for banks operating in NZ as branches of overseas banks
Farmers' lobby group wants rural banking probe, suggests banks' moves towards net-zero could reduce competition in agricultural banking
13th Sep 23, 8:28pm
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Farmers' lobby group wants rural banking probe, suggests banks' moves towards net-zero could reduce competition in agricultural banking
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With BNZ having a target to reduce its financed dairy farming emissions through membership of the UN-convened Net Zero Banking Alliance, where are other key NZ rural lenders at?
15th Aug 23, 5:00am
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With BNZ having a target to reduce its financed dairy farming emissions through membership of the UN-convened Net Zero Banking Alliance, where are other key NZ rural lenders at?
Country's biggest bank ANZ NZ sees September quarter fall in gross lending as banks' net interest margins rise
1st Dec 22, 5:00am
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Country's biggest bank ANZ NZ sees September quarter fall in gross lending as banks' net interest margins rise
RBNZ review of its policy for branches of overseas banks could 'call into question' the economic and strategic viability of Rabobank's NZ operating model
30th Aug 22, 4:44pm
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RBNZ review of its policy for branches of overseas banks could 'call into question' the economic and strategic viability of Rabobank's NZ operating model
Rabobank keen to grow via new lending to farmers and businesses in NZ's food and agribusiness supply chain
30th Mar 22, 9:27am
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Rabobank keen to grow via new lending to farmers and businesses in NZ's food and agribusiness supply chain
NZ banks' housing lending continues rising as a percentage of their overall lending as business and agriculture lending heads in the opposite direction
23rd Sep 21, 9:40am
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NZ banks' housing lending continues rising as a percentage of their overall lending as business and agriculture lending heads in the opposite direction
SBS Bank focusing on first home buyer, consumer and reverse equity lending as it calls time on rural lending and pulls back on commercial lending
4th Jun 21, 10:03am
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SBS Bank focusing on first home buyer, consumer and reverse equity lending as it calls time on rural lending and pulls back on commercial lending
Investors accounted for over a third of the growth in the country's bank mortgage stock in the six months to the end of March; meanwhile, on the farm, dairy lending is falling fast
4th May 21, 2:14pm
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Investors accounted for over a third of the growth in the country's bank mortgage stock in the six months to the end of March; meanwhile, on the farm, dairy lending is falling fast
Rabobank New Zealand posts lower annual profit, CEO trumpets agriculture's importance to NZ's economy against the backdrop of COVID-19
29th Mar 21, 12:12pm
Rabobank New Zealand posts lower annual profit, CEO trumpets agriculture's importance to NZ's economy against the backdrop of COVID-19
Rabobank NZ says ex-Fonterra boss Henry van der Heyden is standing down as its chairman 'due to regulatory changes', succeeded by Andy Borland
1st Apr 20, 9:34am
Rabobank NZ says ex-Fonterra boss Henry van der Heyden is standing down as its chairman 'due to regulatory changes', succeeded by Andy Borland