Mortgage Rates Daily Commentary
Thursday 6 August 2026
Taranaki residents plan to try and stop TSB sale - but there's a hitch; ASB hikes rates
Taranaki residents unhappy with the plan to sell TSB Bank to Heartland are hoping to file an injunction to stop it next week - but there's a catch. [READ ON]
ASB is the latest bank to increase fixed rates.
It has increased its fixed home loan rates by between 10-26 bps on its 6-month to three-year terms and has increased term deposit rates by 10-20 bps on its 6-month to two-year terms.
ASB’s Executive General Manager Personal Banking Adam Boyd says “We’re continuing to see volatility in wholesale interest rates, which have climbed over the past month. This has a direct bearing on the rates we offer on lending and deposits, in line with what is happening in markets around the world.”
Reserve Bank lets well alone
Yes, there's been no change to the Official Cash Rate at this morning's review.
Wednesday, July 5th 2000, 12:00AM
by Paul McBeth
Yes, there’s been no change to the Official Cash Rate today.
The Reserve Bank announced at 9am this morning that the OCR would remain at 6.5 per cent. It gave no further explanation but said that the next review would be on August 16, together with the release of its August Monetary Policy Statement.