Kiwibank
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With all the focus by home loan borrowers on short fixed rates (expecting rates to fall further soon), BNZ chops its six month fixed rate to under 6%, the lowest of any bank
21st Nov 24, 8:13am
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With all the focus by home loan borrowers on short fixed rates (expecting rates to fall further soon), BNZ chops its six month fixed rate to under 6%, the lowest of any bank
The country’s biggest banks ‘dangling the carrot’ via home loan cashbacks ranging from $5,000 to as much as $25,000
16th Nov 24, 6:52am
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The country’s biggest banks ‘dangling the carrot’ via home loan cashbacks ranging from $5,000 to as much as $25,000
Tex Edwards says New Zealand is 15 years behind the rest of the world when it comes to open banking and Kiwibank isn’t the solution to NZ’s banking competition problems
13th Nov 24, 3:53pm
Tex Edwards says New Zealand is 15 years behind the rest of the world when it comes to open banking and Kiwibank isn’t the solution to NZ’s banking competition problems
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Savers suffer falling term deposit rate drift as a number of factors weigh on how banks set these rates
11th Nov 24, 9:41am
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Savers suffer falling term deposit rate drift as a number of factors weigh on how banks set these rates
TSB launches 5.69% 'special offer' for one year fixed home loan rate, lower than any main bank's carded rate for that term
5th Nov 24, 9:37am
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TSB launches 5.69% 'special offer' for one year fixed home loan rate, lower than any main bank's carded rate for that term
ASB and BNZ follow lead of New Zealand’s other major banks, cutting mortgage serviceability test rates
29th Oct 24, 9:57am
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ASB and BNZ follow lead of New Zealand’s other major banks, cutting mortgage serviceability test rates
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New lows for key home loan rate offers keep coming, the latest from Kiwibank who had the market-leading position for the popular one year fixed rate. Then Heartland goes lower
29th Oct 24, 9:21am
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New lows for key home loan rate offers keep coming, the latest from Kiwibank who had the market-leading position for the popular one year fixed rate. Then Heartland goes lower
Issuing debt, tapping 3rd party investors or an IPO touted as ways for the Government to boost Kiwibank's capital and thus its competitive position
28th Oct 24, 8:00am
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Issuing debt, tapping 3rd party investors or an IPO touted as ways for the Government to boost Kiwibank's capital and thus its competitive position
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ASB cuts fixed mortgage rates, especially for the six month term, and cuts term deposit rates just as hard. Westpac cuts too
17th Oct 24, 8:24am
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ASB cuts fixed mortgage rates, especially for the six month term, and cuts term deposit rates just as hard. Westpac cuts too
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More banks trim term deposit rate offers again - but amazingly there's still one offer in the market at a rate above 6%
16th Oct 24, 11:01am
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More banks trim term deposit rate offers again - but amazingly there's still one offer in the market at a rate above 6%
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Kiwibank follows Westpac, cuts its mortgage serviceability test rate after Reserve Bank OCR cut
15th Oct 24, 9:30am
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Kiwibank follows Westpac, cuts its mortgage serviceability test rate after Reserve Bank OCR cut
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BNZ follows TSB with new lower home loan carded rates. It now leads the market. ANZ cuts too. We ask readers to update us with what they see in their banking apps
14th Oct 24, 5:04pm
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BNZ follows TSB with new lower home loan carded rates. It now leads the market. ANZ cuts too. We ask readers to update us with what they see in their banking apps
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Carded one year home loan rates fall below 6% now as wholesale rates turn their attention to the next RBNZ move
11th Oct 24, 9:02am
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Carded one year home loan rates fall below 6% now as wholesale rates turn their attention to the next RBNZ move
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
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While we await expected floating rate cuts, ASB has trimmed its fixed home loan rates. We ask readers to share actual banking app rate offers, to shine a light on an opaque corner of the mortgage market
9th Oct 24, 8:35am
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While we await expected floating rate cuts, ASB has trimmed its fixed home loan rates. We ask readers to share actual banking app rate offers, to shine a light on an opaque corner of the mortgage market
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Kiwibank jumps the gun and cuts its floating rate before the Reserve Bank OCR decision on Wednesday, confident its 50 basis points cut will be matched by the central bank
8th Oct 24, 2:00pm
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Kiwibank jumps the gun and cuts its floating rate before the Reserve Bank OCR decision on Wednesday, confident its 50 basis points cut will be matched by the central bank
Our largest bank restarts the home loan and term deposit rate reductions with cuts, to market-low levels, one week ahead of the upcoming OCR review
1st Oct 24, 6:07pm
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Our largest bank restarts the home loan and term deposit rate reductions with cuts, to market-low levels, one week ahead of the upcoming OCR review
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Heartland signals to clients that it will launch sharp home loan reductions soon, reclaiming a market-leading rate position
27th Sep 24, 11:13am
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Heartland signals to clients that it will launch sharp home loan reductions soon, reclaiming a market-leading rate position
Kiwibank economists say they would 'advocate' that the Reserve Bank cuts the OCR by 50 basis points both next month and again in November
23rd Sep 24, 3:09pm
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Kiwibank economists say they would 'advocate' that the Reserve Bank cuts the OCR by 50 basis points both next month and again in November
Would the Prime Minister write Kiwibank a cheque for $500 million? Christopher Luxon says he won’t preempt Treasury advice
20th Sep 24, 5:41pm
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Would the Prime Minister write Kiwibank a cheque for $500 million? Christopher Luxon says he won’t preempt Treasury advice
Banks keep chipping away at their term deposit rate offers, a trend likely to continue for a while yet. We reveal the reasons why
20th Sep 24, 11:42am
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Banks keep chipping away at their term deposit rate offers, a trend likely to continue for a while yet. We reveal the reasons why
Kiwibank responds to ANZ's home loan rate cuts with a new market-leading low 6.29% one year fixed rate
17th Sep 24, 8:20am
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Kiwibank responds to ANZ's home loan rate cuts with a new market-leading low 6.29% one year fixed rate
BNZ trims some short rates for savers, a signal there will be much more change coming for savers over the next nine months
13th Sep 24, 10:09am
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BNZ trims some short rates for savers, a signal there will be much more change coming for savers over the next nine months
The largest home loan lender cuts most fixed rates to have a market-leading offer for one and two year fixed mortgages
11th Sep 24, 5:59pm
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The largest home loan lender cuts most fixed rates to have a market-leading offer for one and two year fixed mortgages
Key challenger bank bucks the falling rate trend for term deposit savers, raising two key rates to market-leading (or close) levels
6th Sep 24, 3:07pm
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Key challenger bank bucks the falling rate trend for term deposit savers, raising two key rates to market-leading (or close) levels