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.”
BNZ mortgage market share slips
Bank of New Zealand grew its mortgage book strongly in the June quarter but still lost a smidgeon of its share of the mortgage market and its profit for the quarter was flat.
Wednesday, August 29th 2007, 6:53AM
by Jenny Ruth
The bank was the first to lodge its general disclosure document this quarter and it shows BNZ's third quarter net profit was flat at $178 million, bringing its profit for the nine months ended June to $508 million , up 13.4% on the previous year.
BNZ's mortgage book grew by $675 million to $22.51 billion during the three months although its market share slipped from 16.2% to 16.15%, using Reserve Bank figures as a proxy for the market.
BNZ's mortgage market share has slipped from 16.41% in June last year.
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