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Reserve Bank holds loan-to-value-ratio restrictions on banks' home lending at current settings, seeing housing risks as 'contained'
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Reserve Bank holds loan-to-value-ratio restrictions on banks' home lending at current settings, seeing housing risks as 'contained'
Reserve Bank Financial Policy Committee to make financial stability decisions by consensus 'wherever possible'
Reserve Bank Financial Policy Committee to make financial stability decisions by consensus 'wherever possible'
Reserve Bank sees rise in deposits with some non-bank deposit takers since July introduction of Depositor Compensation Scheme
Reserve Bank sees rise in deposits with some non-bank deposit takers since July introduction of Depositor Compensation Scheme
The decision to ease loan-to-value ratio restrictions now is not necessarily a mistake, but the timing is odd and sends the wrong signals
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The decision to ease loan-to-value ratio restrictions now is not necessarily a mistake, but the timing is odd and sends the wrong signals
Banks will be allowed to write more low-deposit mortgages to property investors and home buyers as the RBNZ relaxes its loan-to-value ratio rules
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Banks will be allowed to write more low-deposit mortgages to property investors and home buyers as the RBNZ relaxes its loan-to-value ratio rules
Bank and financial stability regulations will soon be set by a committee made up of Reserve Bank staff, board members, and external experts
Bank and financial stability regulations will soon be set by a committee made up of Reserve Bank staff, board members, and external experts
ANZ NZ CEO Antonia Watson says the housing market's 'especially competitive' at the moment, at least in part due to low volumes of new loans
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ANZ NZ CEO Antonia Watson says the housing market's 'especially competitive' at the moment, at least in part due to low volumes of new loans
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Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr says being more 'circumspect' with reducing interest rates relative to the speed at which they went up 'is the general idea'
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Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr says being more 'circumspect' with reducing interest rates relative to the speed at which they went up 'is the general idea'
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Banks typically charge low equity fees for borrowers with deposits below 20%. Are these reapplied if equity rises above 20% and then drops back below 20%?
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Banks typically charge low equity fees for borrowers with deposits below 20%. Are these reapplied if equity rises above 20% and then drops back below 20%?
New Zealand Banking Association calls for less restrictive debt-to-income limits for home lending than the RBNZ wants
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New Zealand Banking Association calls for less restrictive debt-to-income limits for home lending than the RBNZ wants
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There are clear signs that the RBNZ’s 'heavy handed hikes' are inhibiting household demand, and hurting business, Kiwibank economists say
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There are clear signs that the RBNZ’s 'heavy handed hikes' are inhibiting household demand, and hurting business, Kiwibank economists say
David Hargreaves looks at the 'inevitable' discussion we are about to have as to whether it's still the right economic approach to just target low inflation at all costs
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David Hargreaves looks at the 'inevitable' discussion we are about to have as to whether it's still the right economic approach to just target low inflation at all costs
Adrian Orr will give a keynote speech to a high-powered economic forum ahead of the Reserve Bank's first Official Cash Rate decision of the year
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Adrian Orr will give a keynote speech to a high-powered economic forum ahead of the Reserve Bank's first Official Cash Rate decision of the year
David Hargreaves wonders whether the belated introduction of debt-to-income ratio controls will be a case of better-late-than-never, or whether they've already missed the proverbial bus
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David Hargreaves wonders whether the belated introduction of debt-to-income ratio controls will be a case of better-late-than-never, or whether they've already missed the proverbial bus
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RBNZ wants to loosen loan-to-value ratio restrictions and introduce debt-to-income restrictions on banks' home lending
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RBNZ wants to loosen loan-to-value ratio restrictions and introduce debt-to-income restrictions on banks' home lending