ANZ says NZ unit grabs market share in mortgage, commercial lending

ANZ says NZ unit grabs market share in mortgage, commercial lending
By Paul McBeth Aug. 15 (BusinessDesk) - Australia & New Zealand Banking Group says its New Zealand unit grabbed market share of home and commercial lending in the latest quarter as an improving economy stoked credit growth. ANZ Bank New Zealand, the local unit of the Melbourne-based lender, lifted net profit 21 percent to $1.26 billion in the nine months ended June on a 5.1 percent increase in net interest income to $2.04 billion. New Zealand's biggest bank improved the quality of its loan book in the period, with a $26 million credit imp...