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Rates continuing to move in the right direction
Weekly Home Loan Report: Homeloan rates are continuing to move in the right direction for anyone seeking a mortgage at the moment. But it is still too early to declare that a new mortgage war has broken out.
Tentative signs of rate competition
The first signs are emerging of a spring campaign amongst banks for home loan business. As reported in *Good Returns* Kiwibank was the first to move.
Challenger buys Plan
Australia-based Challenger Financial Services Group is to buy the 85% of mortgage aggregator Plan in one of three similar purchases.
Bollard leave rates unchanged citing uncertainty
Reserve Bank governor Alan Bollard left interest rates unchanged, saying that the outlook for economic activity and inflation has become more uncertain since the last rate review in July.
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