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Homeowners Could Be Missing Out On Thousands In Potential Home Loan Savings, BNZ Survey Reveals
Sunday, 24 August 2025, 1:55 pm | BNZ
Offset mortgages allow homeowners to link their everyday transaction and savings accounts to their home loan, so the money in those accounts reduces the balance on which interest is calculated. More >>
‘Year Of The Refix’ Redux, Post RBNZ
Thursday, 21 August 2025, 1:38 pm | BNZ
One of the things that jumped out at us at the start of the year was just how ‘short’ the mortgage book had become. Such was the preference for short fixed terms that over 80% of mortgage borrowings were set to experience a rate reset this year. More >>
BlinkPay Develops NZ’s First Real-Time Payments Capability, Seeks Industry Partners With BNZ As Inaugural Participant
Wednesday, 20 August 2025, 7:30 am | BNZ
The technology enables transactions to have settlement confirmed within seconds rather than half hourly or overnight, and could transform how workers get paid, urgent funds are distributed, and businesses manage cash flow across New Zealand once broadly ... More >>
BNZ Cuts Fixed Home Loan Rates Across Multiple Terms Ahead Of OCR Announcement
Wednesday, 13 August 2025, 7:22 am | BNZ
BNZ General Manager Home Lending James Leydon says the bank is delivering rate relief to customers now. More >>
Eco-Pulse: Real Wage Squeeze Reinforces Spending Headwinds
Friday, 8 August 2025, 12:06 pm | BNZ
Chiefly, unemployment would have lifted by more were it not for discouraged workers leaving the labour force. The labour force participation rate fell to a four-year low. More >>
BNZ Research Identifies Key Drivers Of NZ Business Growth – And The Untapped Opportunities
Wednesday, 6 August 2025, 7:29 am | BNZ
BNZ’s Growth Levers Insight Report, based on a survey of over 1,000 businesses across the country and in-depth case studies of six high growth companies, reveals what drives sustained business expansion and where the biggest gaps exist. More >>
BNZ’s Payap Offers Businesses A Way Forward As Government Moves To Ban Payment Surcharges
Monday, 28 July 2025, 5:13 pm | BNZ
Payap provides a lower-cost alternative with transaction fees of just 0.39% or 0.59% and no monthly fixed fees. It is compatible with all major New Zealand banks and uses open banking technology to provide secure, direct account-to-account transfers More >>
Duck, Dive…Revive?
Monday, 28 July 2025, 3:31 pm | BNZ
Indicators of global risk appetite remain healthy and global equity markets have blasted through record highs. That’s helpful for confidence, to the extent it lasts. Alongside this and, most importantly for NZ’s economic plight, the recent trend ... More >>
Tech Founders Get Keys To Home Ownership With BNZ’s New Home Loan Solution
Monday, 7 July 2025, 7:10 am | BNZ
BNZ's Founder Housing takes a different approach by evaluating business viability and potential rather than focusing solely on profit and loss statements. The solution recognises institutional investment as a positive indicator and includes specialised ... More >>
The Awkward Places NZers Admit To Using Their Devices – And Why Scammers Love It
Monday, 30 June 2025, 7:16 am | BNZ
The nationwide study found that most New Zealanders have responded to an email, text or notification while doing something else, with 35% admitting they’ve done so in the bathroom, 41% in the middle of a face-to-face conversation, and 28% while ... More >>
BNZ Offers Support To Customers Affected By Severe Weather In The Upper South Island
Friday, 27 June 2025, 5:00 pm | BNZ
BNZ is offering a targeted assistance package to affected customers in Nelson, Tasman and Marlborough. To discuss support options, business and agribusiness customers should reach out to their BNZ Partner. More >>
BNZ Offers Flexible Business Loans Up To $50,000, Approved In Minutes
Thursday, 26 June 2025, 8:03 am | BNZ
The new flexi loans will give small businesses fast access to capital, without the need to provide paperwork like financial statements or business plans. More >>
BNZ Fixed Housing Rate Change Effective 18th June 2025
Wednesday, 18 June 2025, 12:56 pm | BNZ
Updated fixed housing loan rates More >>
BNZ Cuts Fixed And Variable Home Loan Rates Ahead Of OCR Announcement
Tuesday, 27 May 2025, 7:17 am | BNZ
BNZ General Manager Home Lending James Leydon says tomorrow’s OCR cut is widely expected, which has given us the confidence to pass on these savings to customers ahead of the Reserve Bank’s announcement. More >>
BNZ HY25: Solid Result In Challenging Economic Environment
Wednesday, 7 May 2025, 2:05 pm | BNZ
BNZ’s statutory net profit increased 4.3% on the prior year to $795 million. BNZ’s total lending increased $4.3 billion or 4.1% – with home lending up 5.6% and business lending up 2.0%. More >>
BNZ HY25: Solid Result In Challenging Economic Environment
Wednesday, 7 May 2025, 10:51 am | BNZ
BNZ remains focused on supporting New Zealanders and New Zealand businesses. BNZ continues to make capital available for customers looking to invest in their business or buy their first or next home. More >>
BNZ Cuts Home Loan Rates, Offers Market-Leading 18-Month Fixed Rate
Wednesday, 16 April 2025, 7:27 am | BNZ
The changes follow BNZ’s announcement last week that it will cut its floating home loan rates by 25 basis points, following the Reserve Bank’s OCR reduction. More >>
BNZ Fixed Housing Rate Change Effective 16.04.2025
Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 2:52 pm | BNZ
We are updating our Variable Housing rates effective 16th April 2025. More >>
Households Relying On Buy Now Pay Later And High Interest Credit To Meet Back To School And Work Costs
Friday, 28 March 2025, 9:48 am | BNZ
The cost of returning to school and work put pressure on households this year, with 70% of those who faced these expenses reporting negative impacts, according to a BNZ survey. More >>
Property Pulse: It’s A Bump Not A Jump
Tuesday, 25 March 2025, 5:31 pm | BNZ
There’s plenty of attention on mortgage markets given we’re well into the Year of the Refix. We remain of the view short-term mortgage rates have more downside as the Reserve Bank continues to prune the cash rate. More >>
