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Lo-doc for Christchurch

Specailist lender Liberty Financial says lo-doc lending is needed in Christchurch following the earthquakes.

Thursday, April 4th 2013, 8:44AM

Liberty has conducted a review of the Christchurch reagion and updated its policies and risk metrics as a result of this exercise.

Liberty New Zealand director Peter Rollason says "we will lend again in Christchurch."

While the main stream banks all offere special deals to Christchurch people this is mainly for prime lending he says. The new opportunity in the market is for specialist lending and lo-doc loans.

Rollason says since the earthquakes many people have lost income and jobs and consequently may have some blemishes on their credit history.

In addition to that there has been a trend for Christchurch people to move from being employees to being self-employed. As they have less than two years of history with their own businesses it is difficult to get home loans or finance from the banks.

Rollason says there is a lot of unfullfiled demand for this sort of lending in Christchurch and Liberty is prepared to step in.

 

 

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Full Rates Table | Compare Rates

Lender Flt 1yr 2yr 3yr
AIA - Back My Build 3.34 - - -
AIA - Go Home Loans 6.39 4.75 5.45 5.45
ANZ 6.29 5.59 6.09 6.19
ANZ Blueprint to Build 7.39 - - -
ANZ Good Energy - - - 1.00
ANZ Special - 4.99 5.49 5.59
ASB Bank 6.29 4.99 5.45 5.45
ASB Better Homes Top Up - - - 1.00
Avanti Finance - Near Prime 6.85 - - -
Avanti Finance - Specialised 8.00 - - -
Basecorp Finance 6.35 - - -
Lender Flt 1yr 2yr 3yr
BNZ - Mortgage One 6.44 - - -
BNZ - Rapid Repay 6.44 - - -
BNZ - Std 6.34 ▲5.19 ▼5.35 ▲5.59
BNZ - TotalMoney 6.44 - - -
CFML 321 Loans 4.20 - - -
CFML Home Loans 6.55 - - -
CFML Prime Loans 6.70 - - -
CFML Standard Loans 7.20 - - -
China Construction Bank 6.44 4.85 4.95 4.95
China Construction Bank Special 6.44 5.85 5.95 5.95
Co-operative Bank - First Home Special - 4.89 5.29 5.59
Lender Flt 1yr 2yr 3yr
Co-operative Bank - Owner Occ 5.69 4.99 5.45 5.69
Co-operative Bank - Standard 5.69 5.49 5.95 6.19
Credit Union Auckland 7.70 - - -
First Credit Union Special - 5.09 5.49 -
First Credit Union Standard 6.49 5.69 6.09 -
FMT 7.15 - - -
FMT Development 7.90 - - -
Heartland Bank - Online 6.35 5.89 - -
Heartland Bank - Reverse Mortgage 7.99 - - -
Heretaunga Building Society 6.50 5.50 5.65 -
ICBC 5.39 4.49 4.99 5.25
Lender Flt 1yr 2yr 3yr
Kainga Ora 5.79 4.59 4.95 5.19
Kainga Ora - First Home Buyer Special - - - -
Kiwibank 6.25 ▲6.05 6.29 ▲6.39
Kiwibank - Offset 6.25 - - -
Kiwibank Special ▲6.25 ▲5.15 5.39 ▲5.59
Liberty 6.65 6.55 6.22 6.20
Nelson Building Society 6.99 5.19 5.49 -
Pepper Money Near Prime 6.55 - - -
Pepper Money Prime 5.99 - - -
Pepper Money Specialist 8.00 - - -
SBS Bank 6.34 5.39 5.89 5.89
Lender Flt 1yr 2yr 3yr
SBS Bank Special - 4.69 5.29 5.29
SBS Construction lending for FHB 3.79 - - -
SBS FirstHome Combo 3.29 4.29 - -
SBS FirstHome Combo - - - -
SBS Unwind reverse equity 7.99 - - -
TSB Bank 7.09 5.65 6.29 6.49
TSB Special 6.29 4.85 5.49 5.69
Unity First Home Buyer special - 4.15 - -
Unity Special 6.04 4.80 5.29 -
Unity Standard 6.04 5.60 6.29 -
Wairarapa Building Society 6.25 5.15 5.65 -
Lender Flt 1yr 2yr 3yr
Westpac 6.39 ▲5.79 ▼5.89 ▲6.19
Westpac Choices Everyday 6.49 - - -
Westpac Offset 6.39 - - -
Westpac Special - ▲5.19 ▼5.29 ▲5.59
Median 6.39 5.15 5.49 5.59

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