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Westpac The First New Zealand Bank To Give New Zealanders A Mortgage Holiday

Posted on April 11, 2009 by swiggs

Finally there seems to be a little relief for those who are becoming financially stressed by this global economic downturn. Westpac is the first bank in New Zealand to follow Australia’s lead and offer 12-month mortgage holidays.The decision is part of the bank’s new set of measures to help financially stressed customers. Australia’s biggest banks…

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December 4 – OCR Drops to 5% … So What Will This Actually Mean For Us?

Posted on December 5, 2008 by swiggs

Todays OCR rate cut of 1.5% from 6.5% to 5% is a bold move by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and is one that is hope to put some stimulation into our very slow economy. The OCR drop will mean to us as consumers a whole host of things that will save us all…

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