While much of the attention in the home loan interest rate battle is focused in the two-year fixed rate market – thanks to the Bank of New Zealand – there is a move to shift the battle to another area.
Thursday, November 18th 2004, 8:24PM
by The Landlord
BNZ has been dominating headlines and advertising with its “Unbeatable” campaign, offer to better any two year rate offered by the major banks.
When ASB this week dropped its two-year rate to 6.95%, 20 basis points below BNZ, the big blue bank responded and pitched its rate at 6.90%.
However this week ASB and its sister companies Sovereign, Bank Direct and to a lesser degree NZ Home Loans, cut their two year rates and also cut their one year rates.
Currently they have one-year rates significantly below BNZ.
