non-rate incentives
The time it takes lenders to respond has grown in importance for home loan borrowers over the course of the year
8th Dec 23, 10:26am
The time it takes lenders to respond has grown in importance for home loan borrowers over the course of the year
Banks offering cash to borrowers taking out house insurance with, and sometimes without, their home loans
20th May 23, 9:17am
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Banks offering cash to borrowers taking out house insurance with, and sometimes without, their home loans
Cash-back offers increasingly a factor in choosing a lender, Macquarie mortgage broker survey says
12th Sep 22, 9:40am
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Cash-back offers increasingly a factor in choosing a lender, Macquarie mortgage broker survey says
Kiwibank resurrects cash incentive offer for mortgage borrowers
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Banks competing for mortgage borrowers via cashback offers, BNZ talks up its offer
4th Jul 22, 4:13pm
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Banks competing for mortgage borrowers via cashback offers, BNZ talks up its offer
ASB, Kiwibank & ANZ fast out of the blocks announcing cuts in response to the RBNZ OCR reduction
11th Jun 15, 9:22am
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ASB, Kiwibank & ANZ fast out of the blocks announcing cuts in response to the RBNZ OCR reduction
Both BNZ and Westpac announce new fixed rate mortgage reductions capping a week of small rate declines
23rd May 15, 8:57am
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Both BNZ and Westpac announce new fixed rate mortgage reductions capping a week of small rate declines
ASB challenges its main rivals with a new rate lower by -24 bps, tweaks some of its standard rates down too
21st May 15, 5:30pm
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ASB challenges its main rivals with a new rate lower by -24 bps, tweaks some of its standard rates down too
New Zealand's biggest mortgage bank removes most 'specials' but cuts all its standard rates. The result is nothing especially competitive
18th May 15, 9:43am
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New Zealand's biggest mortgage bank removes most 'specials' but cuts all its standard rates. The result is nothing especially competitive
Reductions to 6 month, one year and five year rates position it lower than most of its main rivals, AMP Home Loan rates also cut
18th May 15, 8:18am
Reductions to 6 month, one year and five year rates position it lower than most of its main rivals, AMP Home Loan rates also cut
Sovereign launches a market leading one year fixed home loan offer of just 5.10%, in a limited two week campaign
15th May 15, 9:03am
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Sovereign launches a market leading one year fixed home loan offer of just 5.10%, in a limited two week campaign
Market leading two home loan rate re-launched by BNZ as a 'one-week only' 'special' promotion
11th May 15, 8:30am
Market leading two home loan rate re-launched by BNZ as a 'one-week only' 'special' promotion
TSB Bank cuts its 2 and 3 year home loan 'specials', keeps its cash incentive, as other banks end some of their low-rate offers
1st May 15, 9:28am
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TSB Bank cuts its 2 and 3 year home loan 'specials', keeps its cash incentive, as other banks end some of their low-rate offers
The Cooperative Bank launches a standard 4.99% rate for an 18 month home loan, and a new market low
29th Apr 15, 4:45pm
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The Cooperative Bank launches a standard 4.99% rate for an 18 month home loan, and a new market low
Targeted cuts come for key mortgage rates, but two 'specials' are withdrawn
23rd Apr 15, 8:33pm
Targeted cuts come for key mortgage rates, but two 'specials' are withdrawn
The state-owned bank cuts -16 bps from its three year rate, making that home loan offer almost the best in the market
17th Apr 15, 10:55am
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The state-owned bank cuts -16 bps from its three year rate, making that home loan offer almost the best in the market
The Red Bank tweaks its home loan rate offers down, adding a new 18 mth 'special', matching some key rivals
17th Apr 15, 8:31am
The Red Bank tweaks its home loan rate offers down, adding a new 18 mth 'special', matching some key rivals
HSBC's 5.29% Premier rate to end on May 1 and bank adds a $2,000 cash incentive to try and finish with a flourish
15th Apr 15, 11:49am
HSBC's 5.29% Premier rate to end on May 1 and bank adds a $2,000 cash incentive to try and finish with a flourish
Key two year home loan market benchmark now set at 5.15%, at least -24 bps below offers by the main banks
10th Apr 15, 9:23am
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Key two year home loan market benchmark now set at 5.15%, at least -24 bps below offers by the main banks
ASB cuts two mortgage 'special' rates for three and five year fixed terms, and at the same time withdraws its 'healthy cash bonus ' offer
9th Apr 15, 5:34pm
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ASB cuts two mortgage 'special' rates for three and five year fixed terms, and at the same time withdraws its 'healthy cash bonus ' offer
Banks quietly pulling the plug on home loan cash back programmes
BNZ ditches its 'classic' mortgage rates, removes cash incentive offer, and focuses on a 'competitive' single rate set
1st Apr 15, 5:32pm
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BNZ ditches its 'classic' mortgage rates, removes cash incentive offer, and focuses on a 'competitive' single rate set
Westpac reduces two key home loan rates ahead of an end-of-month review of their 'healthy cash bonus'
23rd Mar 15, 10:17am
Westpac reduces two key home loan rates ahead of an end-of-month review of their 'healthy cash bonus'
Classic rate set to 5.29% trumping its main rivals by a substantial margin for that term
6th Mar 15, 9:40am
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Classic rate set to 5.29% trumping its main rivals by a substantial margin for that term
The home loan market is set up for an intense bout of competition. Low rates and slow-growing mortgage books putting pressure on all banks to 'grow'
1st Mar 15, 5:00pm
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The home loan market is set up for an intense bout of competition. Low rates and slow-growing mortgage books putting pressure on all banks to 'grow'