Finance

Explore the latest finance news by BusinessDesk's team of reporters around New Zealand.
A third of OCR hike hits mortgage holders within a month
Finance

A third of OCR hike hits mortgage holders within a month

The Reserve Bank estimates that 80% of an official cash rate hike will have been passed on to mortgage holders within about six months.

Staff reporters 30 Aug 2021
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Harmoney to pay $7m to customers for unreasonable fees
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Harmoney to pay $7m to customers for unreasonable fees

Harmoney will take up to two years to refund 37,000 customers. 

Staff reporters 27 Aug 2021
Bonus Bond holders to get $1.10 payout, maybe more
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Bonus Bond holders to get $1.10 payout, maybe more

The number of Bonus Bonds on issue fell to 778,318 at March 31 from 3,125,672 a year earlier.

Staff reporters 26 Aug 2021
'Big number': Kiwibank's $69m profit boost
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'Big number': Kiwibank's $69m profit boost

Kiwibank's profit growth was strong even before the write-back of charges for bad debts, rising 20% before tax.

Jenny Ruth 26 Aug 2021