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Few bargains left on floating rates

Increases in floating rate mortgages have spread across the market, with a string of non-bank lenders announcing rate rises last week.

Sunday, October 31st 1999, 12:00AM

by Paul McBeth

Increases in floating rate mortgages have now spread across the market, with a string of non-bank lenders announcing rates rises last week.

The latest increases are Sovereign, Metropolitan Life and NZ Home Loans, up from 6.25 per cent to 6.50 per cent from Monday (November 1). Other non-bank lenders to boost rates are BankDirect, Perpetual Trust and AXA New Zealand (formerly NM Lending).

That's left Cairns Lockie clinging to 5.85 per cent and other non-bank lenders ranging from 6.15 per cent to 6.45 per cent (click here for details).

Before this latest skirmish, floating rates had remained stable since late last year. However, Bank of New Zealand kicked off the increases a fortnight ago (lifting its variable rate from 6.50 per cent to 6.75 per cent) and all the main trading banks bar the National Bank were quick to follow suit.

The spate of floating rate changes has underscored the fact that it doesn't just take an increase in the Official Cash Rate to bump up this end of the market. And, with inflation on the climb (data released last Friday showed inflation of 1.3 per cent for the year to September), there's an even stronger chance the Reserve Bank will increase the OCR in a fortnight's time at its next official review.

However, BNZ chief economist Tony Alexander has long been expecting floating rates to rise two or three percentage points over the next year to 18 months (see earlier story). He was reported this weekend as saying floating rates would probably peak at nine per cent by early 2001, which is making the likes of two-year fixed rates around 7.85 per cent look even more attractive.

 

Paul is a staff writer for Good Returns based in Wellington.

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Mortgage Rates Table

Full Rates Table | Compare Rates

Lender Flt 1yr 2yr 3yr
AIA - Back My Build 5.94 - - -
AIA - Go Home Loans 8.49 6.45 5.89 5.79
ANZ 8.39 6.95 6.39 6.39
ANZ Blueprint to Build 7.39 - - -
ANZ Good Energy - - - 1.00
ANZ Special - 6.35 5.79 5.79
ASB Bank 8.39 6.45 5.89 5.79
ASB Better Homes Top Up - - - 1.00
Avanti Finance 8.90 - - -
Basecorp Finance 9.60 - - -
BNZ - Classic - ▼6.29 ▼5.79 5.79
Lender Flt 1yr 2yr 3yr
BNZ - Mortgage One 8.44 - - -
BNZ - Rapid Repay 8.44 - - -
BNZ - Std 8.44 6.45 5.89 5.79
BNZ - TotalMoney 8.44 - - -
CFML 321 Loans 6.70 - - -
CFML Home Loans 6.95 - - -
CFML Prime Loans 8.75 - - -
CFML Standard Loans 9.70 - - -
China Construction Bank - 7.09 6.75 6.49
China Construction Bank Special - - - -
Co-operative Bank - First Home Special - ▼6.15 - -
Lender Flt 1yr 2yr 3yr
Co-operative Bank - Owner Occ 8.15 ▼6.35 ▼5.79 ▼5.69
Co-operative Bank - Standard 8.15 ▼6.85 ▼6.29 ▼6.19
Credit Union Auckland 7.70 - - -
First Credit Union Special - 6.75 6.35 -
First Credit Union Standard 8.50 7.35 6.95 -
Heartland Bank - Online 7.99 6.69 6.35 6.15
Heartland Bank - Reverse Mortgage - - - -
Heretaunga Building Society 8.90 7.00 6.50 -
ICBC 7.85 6.45 5.99 5.89
Kainga Ora 8.39 7.05 6.59 6.49
Kainga Ora - First Home Buyer Special - - - -
Lender Flt 1yr 2yr 3yr
Kiwibank 8.25 ▼7.19 ▼6.69 ▼6.59
Kiwibank - Offset 8.25 - - -
Kiwibank Special - ▼6.29 ▼5.79 ▼5.79
Liberty 8.59 8.69 8.79 8.94
Nelson Building Society 8.75 6.85 6.39 -
Pepper Money Advantage 10.49 - - -
Pepper Money Easy 8.69 - - -
Pepper Money Essential 8.29 - - -
SBS Bank 8.49 7.19 6.49 6.49
SBS Bank Special - 6.59 5.89 5.89
SBS Construction lending for FHB - - - -
Lender Flt 1yr 2yr 3yr
SBS FirstHome Combo 5.94 5.59 - -
SBS FirstHome Combo - - - -
SBS Unwind reverse equity 9.95 - - -
TSB Bank 9.19 7.25 6.79 6.69
TSB Special 8.39 6.45 5.99 5.89
Unity 8.64 ▼6.45 ▼5.89 -
Unity First Home Buyer special - 6.20 - -
Wairarapa Building Society 8.50 6.65 5.99 -
Westpac 8.39 7.45 6.79 6.59
Westpac Choices Everyday 8.49 - - -
Westpac Offset 8.39 - - -
Lender Flt 1yr 2yr 3yr
Westpac Special - 6.85 6.19 5.99
Median 8.44 6.67 6.29 5.89

Last updated: 19 September 2024 9:31am

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