Reserve Bank governor Adrian Orr says the coming OCR increase are about "taking our foot off the accelerator now to minimise having to use the brakes harder in future."

Corelogic predicts interest rates will not increase in tandem with OCR hikes.

Heartland bank has reported net profit after tax (NPAT) of $47.5 million for the six months to the end of December.

The Reserve Bank is set to deliver a 25 basis point hike in the cash rate on Wednesday, according to the Kiwibank economics team.

Ex head of Financial Services Council dies at 67.

New Zealand households are paying down their mortgages earlier, according to Westpac.

The Minister of Commerce David Clark has given some hints as to how the much criticised Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act might be changed  - but also defended the legislation.

There is likely to be some changes to the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act (CCCFA) but one prominent player questions whether they will go far enough.

The Liberty Financial Group, which includes companies under the Mike Pero name, has announced a new chief executive.

The team looking into the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act (CCCFA) say they expect to have completed a draft report completed this week as scheduled.

An overwhelming majority of people want to stay in their own home after retirement, according to a new survey.

ASB's home lending jumped six percent in six months to December 31.

New research has found many New Zealanders want bigger houses.

OECD endorses new borrowing restrictions in report on New Zealand

Banks would love to have standardised processes for loans but no change is imminent, financial advisers have been told.

In a new survey of New Zealand, the OECD says plenty of challenges remain to put the economy onto a sustainable path.