TSB Bank, the Co-operative Bank, and sister banks SBS and HBS have all cut fixed term mortgage rates, some to market-leading lows.
TSB Bank has introduced a new home loan "special" interest rate of 4.88% fixed for one-year.
This gives the Taranaki-based bank the lowest standard, advertised one-year rate of any bank, coming in just under Kiwibank's current 4.89% "special."
However, TSB says its special is only available for new borrowing worth at least $250,000, and on deals with a maximum loan-to-value ratio of 80%.
The Kiwibank offer isn't dependant on borrowers having a deposit of at least 20% or equity in their property of at least 20%. And Kiwibank's "special" is available to both new and existing customers.
TSB has also pulled its "special" 15 month rate of 4.95%.
Through this offer the bank had been offering up to $1,000 towards legal fees and an iPad or iPhone 5.
See all advertised mortgage rates here.
At the same time the Co-operative Bank has cut its one-year fixed rate to 4.94% from 4.99%.
And, SBS/HBS have also reduced their one-year fixed rates to 4.95% from 4.99% and their five-year fixed rate to 5.65% from 5.99% which is now the market leading rate for this term.
| 1 yr | 2 yrs | 3 yrs | 4 yrs | 5 yrs | |
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4.95% | 5.45% | 5.80% | 6.10% | 6.30% |
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4.95% | 5.45% | 5.75% | 5.95% | 6.25% |
| BNZ | 4.95% | 5.40% | 5.80% | 6.10% | 6.30% |
| Kiwibank | 4.89% | 5.25% | 5.65% | 5.99% | 5.99% |
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4.94% | 5.45% | 5.90% | 6.15% | 6.25% |
| Co-op Bank | 4.94% | 5.35% | 5.75% | 5.99% | |
| HSBC Premier | 4.99% | 4.99% | 4.99% | 5.50% | 5.75% |
| SBS / HBS | 4.95% | 4.99% | 5.65% | 5.65% | |
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4.88%* | 5.30% | 5.75% | 6.10% | 6.30% |
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Thats one way to look at it.....or maybe the ppl who set that rate are confident that there isnt going to be much of a OCR hike for several years (if not a decade plus).
I did some sums a while back and we'd have to see retail rates over 7.5% in year 4~5 for me to lose money if I stayed floating....v fixing for 5 I stayed floating and Ive saved a packet in interest.
So the Q is do some ppl see there is a paradym shift away from return to business as normal and drops are more likely than rises as I do? They are thus setting prices on that or, what is going on?
I dont think the level of competition has changed much in a decade? or I havent noticed them even more keen than they have been to shovel debt at you as fast as they can at me....
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