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.”
Mortgage rates keep tumbling
Significant savings made from falling mortgage rates.
Wednesday, June 11th 2003, 9:30PM
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Good Returns daily mortgage rate newsletter will be in no doubt that interest rates have been falling across the board in the past week since the Reserve Bank cut the Official Cash Rate.
The Real Estate Institute of New Zealand has praised the RBNZ for lowering the OCR a second time, this year saying the move is, "a positive approach to monetary policy."
Its latest interest rate survey confirms that most lending institutions have amended their one to five year fixed rates in the month to June 10. Twelve of the 15 institutions surveyed dropped their fixed rates between 0.10 and 0.41%, with most fixed rates dropping by 0.25 to 0.35%.
Floating rates also eased, many of the floating rates on offer falling by 0.24 to 0.50%.
REINZ National President, Graeme Woodley said the fact that the Reserve Bank appeared willing to lower the OCR a second time in order to limit the impact of recessionary forces and stimulate economic growth was welcome news for all homeowners.
"In a period where home values have continued to appreciate, the lower mortgage interest rate environment has had a positive impact on home affordability," he says.
"In real terms, the typical 5-year fixed interest rate in June 2002 was 8.45%, which on a $200,000 loan over 25 years equated to fortnightly repayments of $739.77. In the latest survey, the typical 5-year fixed rate is 6.85%, lowering those repayments to $643.23 per fortnight."
As of June 10, floating rates ranged between 6.65 and 7.60%. One year fixed rates ranged between 6.00 and 6.40%, two year fixed rates ranged between 6.20 to 6.50%, three year fixed rates ranged between 6.45 to 6.60%, and four and five year rates ranged between 6.60 to 6.85%.
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