Where to for mortgage advisers?
Pivot will be the key word for the mortgage industry this year.
Baden Martin lands new gig at non-bank lender
Baden Martin takes on General Manager role at non-bank lender.
Basecorp positioning as a one stop shop for advisers
The non-bank lender has spent the past couple of years broadening its product range and finished last year with a mortgage book of about $1.15 billion.
Rising sophisticated cyber attacks aimed at advisers
Advisers are being urged to be on heightened alert after a sharp increase in hard to spot malicious email activity.
Innovation with intention: Technology built for advisers
AdviceLink was built to support advisers in delivering great advice, right across the industry. Yet there’s still a common perception that it’s just an internal CRM tool for LFG and NZHL—our sister companies. That’s understandable, but it’s no longer accurate.
Kiwibank, ASB gain in 2025's mortgage wars while ANZ loses
As the first-half results from Kiwibank and ASB Bank suggested, both gained significant mortgage market share through calendar 2025, while New Zealand’s largest bank was the biggest loser.
New brand and direction for large mortgage advice business
New brand and diversification for mortgagehq.
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Lending slashed in January as borrowers rushed for new deals in December
Mortgage lending slumped by a huge 57.1% to $6 billion in January after rising to a record $14.1 billion in December off the back of the major banks’ short-lived 1.5% cashback incentives, the latest Reserve Bank data shows.
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Kiwibank accelerated mortgage lending in its first half
The Reserve Bank’s new bank capital rules mean that Kiwibank can lend about $20 billion more in home loans or $7 billion more to businesses through to June 30, 2028 than it would have been able to under the previous capital rules.
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AI isn’t the end of mortgage advisers – it’s about empowerment
While AI is coming for mortgage advice, the real question is whether the industry is leading it or reacting to it.
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RBNZ squashes fintech Dosh’s bid to become a bank
Fintech Dosh’s bid to become a bank swiped left by the Reserve Bank blocks banking innovation.
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ASB joins low deposit Kāinga Ora scheme with some benefits
Mortgage advisers can now use ASB for clients buying a home under the Kāinga Ora First Home Loan scheme.
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RBNZ expects slower house price growth in the current recovery
The Reserve Bank thinks house prices will rise at a much slower pace during the current recovery than they have in past cycles.
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[What the RBNZ said] Why the cash rate stayed unchanged
The Reserve Bank left the OCR unchanged today and indicated it may stay "accomodative" for some time.
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OCR rise tipped for second half of this year
The NZIER monetary policy shadow board says the RBNZ should start raising the OCR in the second half of this year.
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TAP moves away from traditional aggregation
The Adviser Platform (TAP) is moving away from being a traditional aggregator to opening up its services to anyone in the market.
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FAMNZ boss leaves
The head of adviser association, FAMNZ, is hanging up his shingle leaving the New Zealand seven months after the country head resigned.
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Predictions for next week's OCR announcement
OCR expected to be held at 2.25% at first review of the year.
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ASB accelerates mortgage lending and profit margins
ASB Bank continued to accelerate its mortgage lending at above its market share in the six months ended December and managed to lift its profit margin as well.
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Big move back to two-year fixed interest rates
Two-year fixed interest rates surged back into popularity with home owners taking out new mortgages in December.
