News
Rates change all the time. Keep up to date with the latest activity so you can manage your mortgage and pay-it-off faster.
A general market update
An update on interest rates, the property market and bank news.
OCR: predictions for 2020
As we draw closer to the end of 2019, we’re hearing a change in tune from experts about what’s in store for the OCR in 2020.
The latest rate changes
Following the capital requirement announcement, one major bank has increased its one-year rate and we expect the other
Capital Requirements to increase in 2020
Today the Reserve Bank of New Zealand announced their final decision to increase the capital requirement for banks.
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