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After months of consultation with banks and political debate the Reserve Bank of New Zealand has imposed a 'speed limit' to halve the share of lending growth driven by low deposit mortgages and take.. read more

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has estimated its 'speed limit' on high Loan to Value Ratio lending could sharply reduce mortgage lending growth and carve as much as four percentage points off annua.. read more

ANZ NZ has reported a 14 per cent rise in cash profit for the nine months to June 30, further embedding its profitability in the wake of last October's integration of its National bank brand and com.. read more

CBA's ASB has reduced its competitive intensity in the low deposit mortgage market ahead of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's expected imposition of 'speed limits' on such lending read more

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has released more details of its planned 'speed limit' for low deposit mortgages, but it has yet to pull the trigger on the controversial policy, which is designed to.. read more

Bank economists are sceptical the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's looming 'speed limits' on low deposit mortgages will do much to slow house price inflation that is currently running at double digit r.. read more

New Zealand has announced an expansion of subsidies for first home buyers in Auckland to help at least partly offset a planned clampdown on low deposit lending by the Reserve Bank read more

New Zealand general insurer Tower is reviewing plans to return NZ$114.5 million of what it had thought was surplus capital after the Reserve Bank ruled it must hold $80 million of surplus capital t.. read more

Reserve Bank figures show New Zealand housing lending growth slowed in June after the central bank warned of upcoming restrictions on the growth of high loan-to-valuation ratio mortgages. read more

Westpac is the first of New Zealand's big four Australian-owned banks that is close to signing up to use the Government's new RealMe online identity service. read more