Home Loans
OCR is on hold so why are home loan rates still rising?
The official cash rate hasn't be hiked since May so why are home loans still rising? Yesterday, ASB raised its one year mortgage rate to 7.45 per cent. ASB's two-year fixed rate went up to 7.05… Audio
Demand for home loans tip BNZ's profit over $1b again
The Bank of New Zealand's annual profit has tipped over $1 billion for the second time, reflecting an uptake in loans for homes and businesses, and improved margins.
Reserve Bank moves on lending restrictions
Kathryn talks with RNZ's Economics Correspondent, Patrick O'Meara as the Reserve Bank signals whether it will ease lending restrictions for first home buyers. Audio
Rivals quiet on HSBC's low home loan rate
Most of the major banks are keeping quiet on whether they'll match what's being touted as the lowest home loan rate in five decades.
NZ's weekly home loan approvals breaking records
Hundreds of millions of dollars of new home loans have been approved across New Zealand this month. Audio
ASB offers special low home loan rate
ASB is offering up a one-year fixed 'special' home loan rate of 4.89 percent - the lowest home loan rate seen in two years. Audio
No interest loans to comply with Muslim sharia law
An Auckland fund manager says he's hoping to meet a huge untapped demand for home loans that comply with Muslim sharia law. Audio