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Major bank hikes mortgage rates
The bank was lifting all rates from one-year to five years by from six to 20 basis points. (Source: istock.com)
ASB is the latest bank to raise mortgage rates, citing uncertain global financial markets and increased wholesale rates.
The bank would lift all rates from one year to five years by six to 20 basis points.
"Global financial markets have been volatile, and ongoing geopolitical tensions have driven sustained increases in wholesale interest rates," the bank's executive general manager for personal banking Adam Boyd said.
"These rates underpin lending and deposit pricing in New Zealand and reflect broader trends across international markets as economies navigate the current outlook."
Rate hike pressure builds
The rise and rise of wholesale money costs has brought another major bank home loan rate rise. This time it is ASB.
Its new rate card has been set near or at the upper end of the rates from the banks with the highest rates. (See the chart below).
Only ASB's fixed six month rate remains unchanged and matching most of their main rivals.
But all other, longer fixed rates put them 10 basis points (bps) to 40 bps higher than the lowest other main banks, which presently are BNZ and Westpac.
At the same time, ASB has raised its term deposit rates. But like other banks before them, not for any terms that savers prefer. Their one year term deposit (TD) rate is now up to 3.75% (+5 bps). ASB is the one main bank with a 5% TD rate offer – for a five year term.
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