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Monday, October 19th 2026
Mortgage sector slowdown highlighted by fast bank turnaround times
A recent significant drop in adviser-led mortgage business has been highlighted by bank turnaround times.
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Monday, October 19th 2026
A recent significant drop in adviser-led mortgage business has been highlighted by bank turnaround times.
Friday, October 09th 2026
There has been a call for the entry level of business mortgage advisers to be lifted.
Wednesday, September 30th 2026
[Obituary] Josh Bronkhorst. Josh passed away recently after a short battle with cancer. Good Returns Publisher Philip Macalister reflects back on Josh's time in financial services.
Tuesday, September 29th 2026
Mortgage advisers don’t need to spend thousands of dollars on AI and advertising to run a successful business, Mikey Smith, Guardian Smith founder says
Monday, September 21st 2026
After two years as national growth manager at Link Financial Group, Luke Roberts leaves at the end of this month having grown adviser numbers by 30%.
Sunday, September 20th 2026
How quickly are banks passing on OCR changes for home loans and term deposits? The FMA has run the numbers.
Tuesday, September 15th 2026
MB Private has launched as a new non-bank lender, and it has the backing of Westpac New Zealand.
Friday, September 11th 2026
Tella has rolled out a major technology upgrade for its specialised mortgage and finance CRM platform MyDash, in a bid to become an industry leading advice platform.
Tuesday, September 08th 2026
If re-elected National will widen access to the Kāinga Ora First Home Loan scheme to buyers earning up to $300,000 combined, while New Zealand First is opting for a shared equity scheme.
Monday, September 07th 2026
NZFSG is calling out banks for undercutting mortgage rates quoted by advisers, setting up a channel conflicts register as lenders fight harder for borrowers in a slowing market.
Wednesday, September 02nd 2026
The Monetary Policy Committee today reached consensus to increase the OCR to 25 basis points to 2.75%.
Tuesday, September 01st 2026
ANZ says with house prices likely to remain flat or edge slightly down in the near term, the decision facing mortgage advisers is whether clients take out the longer fixed rates or opt for a series of one-year back-to-back fixes.
Monday, August 31st 2026
After being in the mortgage game for nearly a decade, Mikey Smith, founder of Guardian Smith, says he has seen big transition in clients’ knowledge.
Monday, August 31st 2026
Friday, August 28th 2026
Taking the OCR path of least resistance while Kiwibank begs for a halt on hikes
Thursday, August 20th 2026
Kiwibank declined to compete as hard as some other players in terms of incentives offered in the June half year as the overall home loans market slowed, according to chief executive Steve Jurkovich.
Friday, August 14th 2026
As mortgage lending crashes to nearly zero amid a prolonged property market slump, the number of homes selling for a loss is steadily increasing hitting 13.1% – the highest since 2012.
Thursday, August 06th 2026
Taranaki residents unhappy with the plan to sell TSB Bank to Heartland are hoping to file an injunction to stop it next week but some are baulking at the possibility they may face damages if the legal challenge fails.
Monday, August 03rd 2026
Borrowers paid $4.783 billion in interest on $397.4 billion in residential mortgages outstanding at the end of the June quarter this year, the latest Reserve Bank figures show.
Wednesday, July 22nd 2026
OCR increases are inevitable off the back of yesterday’s 4.1% inflation figure, but the pace of the hikes remains uncertain to a degree, Westpac says.
Tuesday, July 21st 2026
When repaying debt, timing can be as important as the repayment amount as one borrower found out when served with a Property Law Act (PLA) notice.
| AIA - Go Home Loans | 4.00 |
| Unity First Home Buyer special | 4.15 |
| SBS FirstHome Combo | 4.29 |
| ICBC | 4.49 |
| Kainga Ora | 4.59 |
| SBS Bank Special | 4.69 |
| China Construction Bank | 4.85 |
| Co-operative Bank - First Home Special | 4.89 |
| TSB Special | 4.99 |
| Co-operative Bank - Owner Occ | 4.99 |
| ASB Bank | 4.99 |
| China Construction Bank | 4.95 |
| Kainga Ora | 4.95 |
| ICBC | 4.99 |
| SBS Bank Special | 5.29 |
| Westpac Special | 5.29 |
| Co-operative Bank - First Home Special | 5.29 |
| BNZ - Std | 5.35 |
| AIA - Go Home Loans | 5.35 |
| ANZ Special | 5.35 |
| ASB Bank | 5.35 |
| Kiwibank Special | 5.39 |
| SBS Bank Special | 5.49 |
| ICBC | 5.65 |
| Kainga Ora | 5.69 |
| ASB Bank | 5.75 |
| BNZ - Std | 5.75 |
| AIA - Go Home Loans | 5.75 |
| Westpac Special | 5.75 |
| Kiwibank Special | 5.89 |
| Co-operative Bank - First Home Special | 5.89 |
| TSB Special | 5.99 |
| China Construction Bank | 5.99 |
| SBS FirstHome Combo | 3.29 |
| AIA - Back My Build | 3.34 |
| SBS Construction lending for FHB | 3.79 |
| CFML 321 Loans | 4.20 |
| ICBC | 5.39 |
| Co-operative Bank - Owner Occ | 5.69 |
| Co-operative Bank - Standard | 5.69 |
| Kainga Ora | 5.79 |
| Pepper Money Prime | 5.99 |
| Unity Standard | 6.04 |
| Unity Special | 6.04 |
