Farm debt
Federated Farmers says passing of Farm Debt Mediation Bill should help facilitate better conversations between farmers and their banks and where necessary a more structured way to address problems
11th Dec 19, 12:09pm
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Federated Farmers says passing of Farm Debt Mediation Bill should help facilitate better conversations between farmers and their banks and where necessary a more structured way to address problems
Finance Minister Grant Robertson says banks have enough time and money to implement new capital rules without making dairy farmers pay the price
6th Dec 19, 6:51am
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Finance Minister Grant Robertson says banks have enough time and money to implement new capital rules without making dairy farmers pay the price
Federated Farmers is urging the banks to absorb as much as possible of the additional costs of the new bank capital requirements 'rather than dump it all on customers, and especially on under-pressure farmers'
5th Dec 19, 3:23pm
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Federated Farmers is urging the banks to absorb as much as possible of the additional costs of the new bank capital requirements 'rather than dump it all on customers, and especially on under-pressure farmers'
Recent events remind Gareth Vaughan of a conversation several years ago with ex-ANZ NZ CEO David Hisco when he floated the idea of a Minister for ANZ...
4th Jul 19, 10:30am
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Recent events remind Gareth Vaughan of a conversation several years ago with ex-ANZ NZ CEO David Hisco when he floated the idea of a Minister for ANZ...
Federated Farmers survey shows average farmer interest rates down 10 basis points in six months to May as proportion of farmers who say they feel undue pressure from their banks rises
6th Jun 19, 5:05pm
Federated Farmers survey shows average farmer interest rates down 10 basis points in six months to May as proportion of farmers who say they feel undue pressure from their banks rises
A government Farm Debt Mediation Bill would be 'a useful tool in the tool kit' Federated Farmers says as farmers' satisfaction with their banks drops
12th Dec 18, 10:13am
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A government Farm Debt Mediation Bill would be 'a useful tool in the tool kit' Federated Farmers says as farmers' satisfaction with their banks drops
Keith Woodford discusses trends in on-farm dairy debt and the challenges it creates
6th Dec 17, 2:35pm
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Keith Woodford discusses trends in on-farm dairy debt and the challenges it creates
Amount borrowed for mortgages grows at fastest annual rate for over seven-and-a-half-years; more mortgages on floating and short fixed terms
2nd May 16, 7:32pm
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Amount borrowed for mortgages grows at fastest annual rate for over seven-and-a-half-years; more mortgages on floating and short fixed terms
Borrowing for houses increasing at fastest rate since 2008; business borrowing pauses; agricultural debt growth slows
31st Mar 16, 3:49pm
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Borrowing for houses increasing at fastest rate since 2008; business borrowing pauses; agricultural debt growth slows
Housing debt continues to grow strongly; business borrowing grows at fastest rate since 2009
29th Feb 16, 3:42pm
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Housing debt continues to grow strongly; business borrowing grows at fastest rate since 2009
Kiwis still ramping up household debt despite introduction of new Government and Reserve Bank housing investment rules
30th Nov 15, 3:26pm
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Kiwis still ramping up household debt despite introduction of new Government and Reserve Bank housing investment rules
Agriculture debt and housing debt rise at fastest annual pace in 6 and 7 years, respectively
30th Oct 15, 4:19pm
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Agriculture debt and housing debt rise at fastest annual pace in 6 and 7 years, respectively
Federated Farmers calls for customers to be able to take complaints over banks' commercial judgment & interest rate policies to the Banking Ombudsman
20th Oct 15, 4:02pm
Federated Farmers calls for customers to be able to take complaints over banks' commercial judgment & interest rate policies to the Banking Ombudsman
Big banks step up marketing of environmentally friendly and sustainable farm loans
11th Dec 13, 4:08pm
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Big banks step up marketing of environmentally friendly and sustainable farm loans
Crisis looms for some farmers unless debt is lowered because lenders will be hard-nosed when viability is weak
6th Aug 12, 4:38pm
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Crisis looms for some farmers unless debt is lowered because lenders will be hard-nosed when viability is weak
Big drop in impairment losses sees Rabobank post strong turn around in June quarter profit
30th Aug 11, 4:03pm
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Big drop in impairment losses sees Rabobank post strong turn around in June quarter profit
RBNZ's new farm lending criteria means the big four banks require almost double regulatory capital on loans
3rd Jun 11, 4:07pm
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RBNZ's new farm lending criteria means the big four banks require almost double regulatory capital on loans
Bank credit figures show farmers have cut debt by NZ$1 bln since September, appearing to bank much of their export price boom windfall
31st May 11, 6:17pm
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Bank credit figures show farmers have cut debt by NZ$1 bln since September, appearing to bank much of their export price boom windfall
Exploring farm debt
Country's biggest rural lender launches workshops on farming corporate governance
9th Jul 10, 3:23pm
Country's biggest rural lender launches workshops on farming corporate governance