This morning, BNZ has dropped its three year Classic home loan rate by -30 bps.
Their new rate is 5.29%, down from 5.59%.
This new rate matches the three year rate from HSBC for their Premier product.
No other rates were changed by BNZ.
The new rate is effective immediately.
This new rate is a "one week Special only" according to an update received from BNZ this afternoon. It expires on Friday, March February 13, 2015.
It has opened up a 26 bps advantage over Kiwibank, a 30 bps advantage over ASB, a 50 bps advantage over ANZ and a 60 bps advantage over the best rate from Westpac for the same term.
Only SBS Bank has a lower rate in the market over any term - 5.19% for 2 years.
BNZ's Classic product is available to customers who have at least 20% equity in the property provided as security. To be eligible, customers must have a transaction account with BNZ with their salary credited to the account.
See all banks' carded, or advertised, home loan rates here.
The current non-rate incentive offers are here.
This is how mortgage rates from the banks compare on Friday, March 6, 2015:
| below 80% LVR | 1 yr | 18 mths | 2 yrs | 3 yrs | 4 yrs | 5 yrs |
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5.39% | 6.09% | 5.39% | 5.79% | 6.49% | 5.89% |
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5.59% | 5.70% | 5.39% | 5.59% | 5.99% | 5.75% |
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5.69% | 6.09% | 5.39% | 5.29% | 6.49% | 5.79% |
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5.69% | 5.39% | 5.55% | 5.99% | 5.79% | |
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5.99% | 6.09% | 5.39% | 5.89% | 6.49% | 5.99% |
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5.59% | 5.49% | 5.39% | 5.59% | 5.89% | 5.89% |
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5.29% | 5.29% | 5.29% | 5.29% | 5.29% | |
| SBS Bank | 5.59% | 5.74% | 5.19% | 5.49% | 5.79% | |
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5.70% | 5.80% | 5.35% | 5.60% | 6.40% | 5.85% |
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4 Comments
Got to keep that cheap hot money flowing, Ponzi scheme may be at the stalling?
"The latest Reserve Bank figures show mortgage debt topped $200b for the first time in January, up from just over $100b at the same time in 2005."
https://www.google.co.nz/search?q=nz+hearld&oq=nz+hearld&aqs=chrome..69…
That is not strictly correct. RBNZ data shows that households borrowed $197.6 bln for housing loans in January (C5). You need to add in all sorts of miscellaneous business borrowing using property as security to get to the $200 bln (S8).
But you are generally correct - it is approaching $200 bln. and may reach that level in this level in April sometime. And in October 2004 it first went through $100 bln. (C5)
Best to be accurate about this. S8 data is for more than households. C5 data is what most people think about when referring to "mortgage debt" - ie borrowing against residences.
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