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Rates change all the time. Keep up to date with the latest activity so you can manage your mortgage and pay-it-off faster.
OCR remains the same
The Reserve Bank has elected to keep the official cash rate at 7.25%, although some economists expected it to rise today.
Close call whether rates will rise
Whether or not Reserve Bank governor Alan Bollard decides to hike interest rates on Thursday appears to be a finely balanced decision, but a slim majority of economists now think he will.
Pressure forces rates up
The pressure on mortgage rates has finally shown with a range of lenders increasing their fixed rates in the past few days.
Bluestone launches reverse mortgages
Bluestone is about to launch its equity release product into the New Zealand market, with the offer of "life-time interest rate protection".
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