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Hot competition for higher-equity borrowers

Banks are fighting to hold on to their higher-equity customers as LVR restrictions dramatically slow the market.

Wednesday, November 6th 2013, 6:54PM

by Susan Edmunds

Reserve Bank statistics show that the value of new home loan approvals in the first week of November slumped to $932 million, from almost $1.3 billion a year earlier and $1.2 billion as recently as August.

The number of approvals in the 13 weeks to November 1 was more than 4% down on the same period the year before.

Loan-to-value restrictions introduced at the beginning of October mean banks must keep their new low-deposit lending to no more than 10% of their new loans.

New Zealand Home Loans chief executive Mark Collins saidHmost banks were lending only up to 4% of their loans to low-equity customers, because they wanted a significant buffer to keep them on the right side of the rules.

“They’re saving it for their existing customers who want a top-up, even though in reality there’s nowhere else for them to go.”

He said banks were more keen to hold on to their sub-80% business than they were to attract new business in that bracket.

“We’re used to presents, cash and discounted rates for new business but now if you’re an existing customer they’ll give it to you too if you are thinking about leaving.”

One customer had been given $5000 and 150 basis points off a floating rate to stay with a mainstream bank, he said.

The refinancing market had slowed, he said. “There’s a bit less portability in the market although if you have a loan of less than 80%, you can probably drive a very good bargain.”

 

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Full Rates Table | Compare Rates

Lender Flt 1yr 2yr 3yr
AIA - Back My Build 6.19 - - -
AIA - Go Home Loans 8.74 7.24 6.75 6.65
ANZ 8.64 ▼7.74 7.39 7.25
ANZ Blueprint to Build 7.39 - - -
ANZ Good Energy - - - 1.00
ANZ Special - ▼7.14 6.79 6.65
ASB Bank 8.64 7.24 6.75 6.65
ASB Better Homes Top Up - - - 1.00
Avanti Finance 9.15 - - -
Basecorp Finance 9.60 - - -
Bluestone 9.24 - - -
Lender Flt 1yr 2yr 3yr
BNZ - Classic - 7.24 6.79 6.65
BNZ - Green Home Loan top-ups - - - 1.00
BNZ - Mortgage One 8.69 - - -
BNZ - Rapid Repay 8.69 - - -
BNZ - Std, FlyBuys 8.69 7.84 7.39 7.25
BNZ - TotalMoney 8.69 - - -
CFML Loans 9.45 - - -
China Construction Bank - 7.09 6.75 6.49
China Construction Bank Special - - - -
Co-operative Bank - First Home Special - 7.04 - -
Co-operative Bank - Owner Occ 8.40 7.24 6.79 6.65
Lender Flt 1yr 2yr 3yr
Co-operative Bank - Standard 8.40 7.74 7.29 7.15
Credit Union Auckland 7.70 - - -
First Credit Union Special - 7.45 7.35 -
First Credit Union Standard 8.50 7.99 7.85 -
Heartland Bank - Online 7.99 6.89 6.55 6.35
Heartland Bank - Reverse Mortgage - - - -
Heretaunga Building Society 8.90 7.60 7.40 -
HSBC Premier 8.59 - - -
HSBC Premier LVR > 80% - - - -
HSBC Special - - - -
ICBC 7.85 7.05 6.75 6.59
Lender Flt 1yr 2yr 3yr
Kainga Ora 8.64 7.79 7.39 7.25
Kainga Ora - First Home Buyer Special - - - -
Kiwibank 8.50 8.25 7.79 7.55
Kiwibank - Offset 8.50 - - -
Kiwibank Special - 7.25 6.79 6.65
Liberty 8.59 8.69 8.79 8.94
Nelson Building Society 9.00 7.75 7.35 -
Pepper Money Advantage 10.49 - - -
Pepper Money Easy 8.69 - - -
Pepper Money Essential 8.29 - - -
Resimac - LVR < 80% 8.84 8.09 7.59 7.29
Lender Flt 1yr 2yr 3yr
Resimac - LVR < 90% 9.84 9.09 8.59 8.29
Resimac - Specialist Clear (Alt Doc) - - 8.99 -
Resimac - Specialist Clear (Full Doc) - - 9.49 -
SBS Bank 8.74 7.84 7.29 6.59
SBS Bank Special - 7.24 6.69 5.99
SBS Construction lending for FHB - - - -
SBS FirstHome Combo 6.19 6.74 - -
SBS FirstHome Combo - - - -
SBS Unwind reverse equity 9.95 - - -
Select Home Loans 9.24 - - -
TSB Bank 9.44 ▼7.79 7.55 7.45
Lender Flt 1yr 2yr 3yr
TSB Special 8.64 ▼6.99 6.75 6.65
Unity 8.64 6.99 6.79 -
Unity First Home Buyer special - 6.55 6.45 -
Wairarapa Building Society 8.60 6.95 6.85 -
Westpac 8.64 7.89 7.35 7.25
Westpac Choices Everyday 8.74 - - -
Westpac Offset 8.64 - - -
Westpac Special - 7.29 6.75 6.65
Median 8.64 7.27 7.29 6.65

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