Avanti reaches debt milestone
Non-bank lender Avanti has reached a key milestone with its securitised debt which will create capacity for further lending.
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Rates limbo; Are you happy with getting Level 5?
We've been a little quiet with our weekly TMM newsletters so thought it was time to get them going again. Here's a wrap of last week's news and some thoughts on what's happening in the market.
Kiwibank fixed rate cuts; Avanti debt milestone
Yet more rate cuts this morning.
Kiwibank has made some big cuts on its fixed rate card. Its 1 year special is down to 3.55% from 3.79%, and becomes the cheapest in the market by 14 basis points. Kiwibank's 2 year special falls to 3.65% from 3.79%, also the cheapest in the market.
Take a look at how market rates compare on our rates table.
In other news, Avanti has reached a debt milestone it says will free up more capacity to lend. Find our more here: [READ ON].