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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.
Key Law shut because ANZ Bank lost legal trust accounts
The real reason ANZ Bank pulled the plug on its cut-rate conveyancing joint venture Key Law was because 54 law firms switched their trust accounts from the bank and it wanted to stop the haemorrhaging, legal sources say.
Reserve Bank drops OCR - update
In a surprise move, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand has cut its official cash rate (OCR) two weeks ahead of its next scheduled review date in response to the terrorist attacks in the US.
BankDirect beefs up home loan emphasis
Internet-based BankDirect has beefed up its emphasis on being a home loan specialist by introducing a team of mobile lending managers and launching a simplified service for refinancing a home loan or moving banks called SWITCH.
House prices, sales up in August; institute cautious
After showing winter weakness in June and July, the latest Real Estate Institute housing sales figures and prices unambiguously portray a stronger market, with both prices and sales activity rising.
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