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Banks slash floating lending and deposit rates after 25bp OCR cut

Banks began announcing cuts to their mortgage rates immediately after the Reserve Bank cut its official cash rate (OCR) to 3.5% from 3.75%, as most economists and market pricing had predicted.

Jenny Ruth

Wed, Apr 9th 2025 03:11PM

BREAKING: OCR: 3.5% - Further reduction in OCR appropriate

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FMA will look at how long banks take to pass on OCR changes

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Longer term fixed interest rates slowly bite into floating terms

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Advisers not happy with BNZ changes

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Looks like BNZ now has a two-tier system for advisers

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Wild is the wind blowing through RBNZ

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Three offers recommendation lost in translation - ComCom

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Borrowers behind in mortgage payments ebbing

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Solution could be in the wings

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RBNZ does a u-turn on bank capital requirements

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Interest rates expected to plateau soon

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Why was Westpac slow in passing on OCR cut?

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Mortgage borrowers switching to new lenders continues at a steady pace

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Aggregators putting the pressure on - NZFSG

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Aggregators should be pushing back on banks

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