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ASB Bank
Helping you get one step ahead.
In 1847, ASB opened as the Auckland Savings Bank with the pledge: 'to serve the community; to grow and to help Kiwis grow'. And that is very much what ASB is about today.
ASB is a leading provider of integrated financial services in New Zealand including retail, business and rural banking, funds management and insurance.
ASB strives to consistently provide its customers with outstanding service and innovative financial solutions. They're dedicated to providing simple financial products that allow their customers to bank with them how and when they want.
We all have our own ways to measure progress, and our own stories about the things that matter to us. Whatever way you choose to measure progress, and whatever your goals, ASB is there to help you get one step ahead.
ASB Bank - Latest News [Page 10]
ASB Takes The Lead Again With New Low Home Loan Interest Rate
Friday, 22 May 2020, 9:26 am | ASB Bank
ASB has moved again to support its customers, cutting a number of home loan rates, including the two-year special rate to a new low of 2.69% p.a. Craig Sims, ASB executive general manager Retail Banking says the reduced rate will be welcome news for many ... More >>
ASB Officially Endorsed As Carbon Zero
Monday, 18 May 2020, 9:16 am | ASB Bank
ASB has achieved a major step towards its climate goals, by achieving carboNZero certification from Toitu Envirocare. The certification validates ASB’s plan to reduce its carbon emissions in line with international targets. Remaining emissions ... More >>
ASB Extends Customer Support During Alert Level 2 And Launches Priority Hour
Tuesday, 12 May 2020, 3:29 pm | ASB Bank
As New Zealand continues to progress out of lockdown, ASB is opening a further 12 branches from Monday, increasing operating hours, and launching a priority hour across all open branches for customers needing extra support. From 9am to 10am between Monday ... More >>
Two’s The Magic Number - ASB Interest Rate That’s Two For Two
Friday, 8 May 2020, 8:10 am | ASB
As the country prepares to move to level 2, ASB has moved again to support customers by cutting a number of home loan rates, including the two-year special rate to a new low of 2.99% p.a. Craig Sims, ASB executive general manager Retail Banking says ... More >>
ASB Welcomes Changes To Business Finance Guarantee Scheme
Saturday, 2 May 2020, 6:49 am | ASB
ASB supports the Government’s decision to extend the Business Finance Guarantee Scheme to a broader group of customers. ASB is continuing to provide significant and unprecedented support to our customers and we are seeing increasing numbers of ... More >>
ASB Extends Branch Opening Hours As Country Moves To Alert Level 3
Friday, 24 April 2020, 1:33 pm | ASB Bank
ASB is doubling the operating hours of its 42 branches when Alert Level 3 starts on Tuesday. During the lockdown, and to support those who could not bank in other ways, some branches were open from 10am-2pm on either Tuesday or Thursday. During ... More >>
ASB Proud To Partner With PaySimple To Support New Zealand Businesses
Friday, 24 April 2020, 11:11 am | ASB Bank
ASB-backed Kiwi start-up PaySauce is offering a free version of its platform for the next few months to support Kiwi businesses dealing with the COVID-19 impacts. The platform, PaySimple, is a streamlined version of PaySauce’s payroll software, ... More >>
ASB Reinforces Its Support For Kiwi Businesses With Its Competitive COVID-19 Overdraft Facility Rate
Wednesday, 22 April 2020, 1:45 pm | ASB
ASB has helped over 8,600 business customers providing more than $4 billion across its various relief packages since the COVID-19 situation started to impact New Zealand. “We are here to help Kiwis, and we’re doing that in a range of ways by working ... More >>
ASB Contactless Payments Announcement
Thursday, 9 April 2020, 8:26 am | ASB Bank
The New Zealand Payments Industry today announced that contactless payments can now be made up to $200 without the need for a PIN. This is in response to New Zealand being at alert level 4 of the COVID-19 response. The $200 limit may decrease to the ... More >>
An Essential Thanks To All Of New Zealand’s Essential Workers
Wednesday, 8 April 2020, 10:52 am | ASB Bank
For many New Zealanders, alert level 4 has meant staying at home. For those working in essential services however, it has meant heading out and working even harder to support the country during the lockdown period. At ASB, we think these everyday Kiwi ... More >>
ASB Strengthens Support Measures To Help More Businesses
Wednesday, 1 April 2020, 5:25 pm | ASB Bank
ASB has further increased its range of support measures for Kiwi business customers impacted by the economic effects of Coronavirus (COVID-19), by participating in the Government's Business Finance Guarantee Scheme. ASB's eligible business customers ... More >>
We’re Here To Get Kiwis Through
Friday, 27 March 2020, 12:45 pm | ASB Bank
ASB Chief Executive Vittoria Shortt is commending the swift action taken by all parties to develop another major financial support package for homeowners whose income has been impacted by COVID-19. “It is vital we’re all working together to deliver ... More >>
ASB Cuts Home Loan Interest Rates To Support Customers
Monday, 16 March 2020, 10:00 am | ASB
ASB has responded to the RBNZ’s decision to reduce the Official Cash Rate, saying it will pass on the full cut to its customers. “We’ve made a deliberate choice to pass on the full Official Cash Rate cut to our customers so we can support them ... More >>
Housing Confidence To Be Tested
Thursday, 12 March 2020, 8:42 am | ASB Bank
House price expectations have risen for the third quarter in a row but at the expense of housing affordability, according to the latest ASB Housing Confidence Survey. Expectations are now well above “average”, with Auckland having caught up with ... More >>
ASB invests in Dunedin community
Friday, 6 March 2020, 2:50 pm | ASB Bank
ASB has reaffirmed its commitment to Dunedin and the Otago community, making a significant investment in a new home for its Dunedin branch. The branch was officially opened on Thursday with a ribbon cutting ceremony, where frontline staff member Nicky Geary, ... More >>
Gisborne King Of The Scoreboard Castle For 2019
Friday, 6 March 2020, 11:07 am | ASB Bank
The sun has certainly been shining on the first city in the world to see it, with Gisborne retaining its gold medal for three consecutive quarters. House price growth, retail sales and construction have all topped the nationwide ranks over the quarter, ... More >>
ASB Offers Support To Drought-affected Customers
Wednesday, 4 March 2020, 1:49 pm | ASB Bank
ASB is supporting its farming customers affected by drought and unseasonably dry conditions, offering tailored packages including principal relief on lending, no fees on new working capital if required, as well as up to $100,000 overdraft at ... More >>
ASB Becomes A Living Wage Employer
Monday, 2 March 2020, 11:34 am | ASB Bank
ASB has become an accredited Living Wage employer. This means all workers, including security guards, cleaners and others employed by contractors providing regular and ongoing services, will be paid no less than the Living Wage - currently $21.15 an ... More >>
Hoping For Some Immunity
Thursday, 27 February 2020, 5:46 am | ASB
The NZ economy was showing signs that it was turning up heading into the New Year. Coronavirus will cause a sharp and – we hope – short jolt to the economy in the first half of the year. Both the RBNZ and the Government are well placed to provide ... More >>
ASB And WiTH Collective New Zealand Launch New Brand Platform
Monday, 24 February 2020, 10:42 am | ASB
ASB has launched its latest brand campaign, encouraging New Zealanders to “Live Life One Step Ahead” via WiTH Collective New Zealand, Linked by Isobar. The new brand work has been designed to reflect customers changing expectations of life and ... More >>
