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Rates to head in opposite directions
Short-term interest rates and floating rate mortgages are likely to continue falling this year as the Reserve Bank continues to cut its Official Cash Rate (OCR), but longer-term fixed rate mortgages are more likely to rise, says Anthony Byett, chief economist at ASB Bank.
Friday, May 2nd 2003, 8:48AM
by The Landlord
ASB Bank’s five-year fixed rate mortgage hit its lowest level in March at 6.95% since it introduced it in the mid-1990s. Then, in the wholesale market the five-year swap rate was about 5.8%. Last week after the central bank cut the OCR, the five-year swap rate again fell below 6%, but Byett says that’s unlikely to last.
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Full Rates Table | Compare Rates
| Lender |
Flt |
1yr |
2yr |
3yr |
|---|
| AIA - Back My Build |
4.44 |
- |
- |
- |
| AIA - Go Home Loans |
6.89 |
5.25 |
4.99 |
5.35 |
| ANZ |
6.89 |
5.89 |
5.59 |
5.89 |
| ANZ Blueprint to Build |
7.39 |
- |
- |
- |
| ANZ Good Energy |
- |
- |
- |
1.00 |
| ANZ Special |
- |
5.29 |
4.99 |
5.29 |
| ASB Bank |
6.89 |
5.25 |
4.99 |
5.35 |
| ASB Better Homes Top Up |
- |
- |
- |
1.00 |
| Avanti Finance |
7.40 |
- |
- |
- |
| Basecorp Finance |
7.85 |
- |
- |
- |
| BNZ - Classic |
- |
5.99 |
5.69 |
5.69 |
| Lender |
Flt |
1yr |
2yr |
3yr |
|---|
| BNZ - Mortgage One |
7.04 |
- |
- |
- |
| BNZ - Rapid Repay |
7.04 |
- |
- |
- |
| BNZ - Std |
6.94 |
5.55 |
5.29 |
5.59 |
| BNZ - TotalMoney |
7.04 |
- |
- |
- |
| CFML 321 Loans |
5.25 |
- |
- |
- |
| CFML Home Loans |
6.95 |
- |
- |
- |
| CFML Prime Loans |
7.45 |
- |
- |
- |
| CFML Standard Loans |
8.25 |
- |
- |
- |
| China Construction Bank |
- |
7.09 |
6.75 |
6.49 |
| China Construction Bank Special |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Co-operative Bank - First Home Special |
- |
▼5.09 |
- |
- |
| Lender |
Flt |
1yr |
2yr |
3yr |
|---|
| Co-operative Bank - Owner Occ |
6.45 |
▼5.19 |
5.19 |
5.49 |
| Co-operative Bank - Standard |
6.45 |
▼5.69 |
5.69 |
5.99 |
| Credit Union Auckland |
7.70 |
- |
- |
- |
| First Credit Union Special |
- |
5.49 |
5.39 |
- |
| First Credit Union Standard |
7.19 |
5.99 |
5.69 |
- |
| Heartland Bank - Online |
6.49 |
▲5.89 |
- |
- |
| Heartland Bank - Reverse Mortgage |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Heretaunga Building Society |
8.15 |
6.35 |
6.00 |
- |
| ICBC |
6.95 |
5.29 |
4.99 |
5.39 |
| Kainga Ora |
6.89 |
5.29 |
4.99 |
5.35 |
| Kainga Ora - First Home Buyer Special |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Lender |
Flt |
1yr |
2yr |
3yr |
|---|
| Kiwibank |
6.75 |
6.09 |
6.09 |
6.39 |
| Kiwibank - Offset |
6.75 |
- |
- |
- |
| Kiwibank Special |
6.75 |
5.19 |
5.19 |
5.59 |
| Liberty |
8.59 |
8.69 |
8.79 |
8.94 |
| Nelson Building Society |
7.44 |
5.24 |
5.24 |
- |
| Pepper Money Advantage |
10.49 |
- |
- |
- |
| Pepper Money Easy |
8.69 |
- |
- |
- |
| Pepper Money Essential |
8.29 |
- |
- |
- |
| SBS Bank |
6.99 |
6.29 |
6.09 |
6.19 |
| SBS Bank Special |
- |
5.39 |
5.29 |
5.35 |
| SBS Construction lending for FHB |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Lender |
Flt |
1yr |
2yr |
3yr |
|---|
| SBS FirstHome Combo |
4.44 |
4.39 |
- |
- |
| SBS FirstHome Combo |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| SBS Unwind reverse equity |
9.39 |
- |
- |
- |
| TSB Bank |
7.69 |
5.99 |
5.79 |
6.19 |
| TSB Special |
6.89 |
5.19 |
4.99 |
5.39 |
| Unity |
6.89 |
5.29 |
4.99 |
- |
| Unity First Home Buyer special |
- |
4.69 |
- |
- |
| Wairarapa Building Society |
7.20 |
5.49 |
5.29 |
- |
| Westpac |
6.99 |
6.09 |
5.89 |
5.99 |
| Westpac Choices Everyday |
7.09 |
- |
- |
- |
| Westpac Offset |
6.99 |
- |
- |
- |
| Lender |
Flt |
1yr |
2yr |
3yr |
|---|
| Westpac Special |
- |
5.49 |
5.29 |
5.39 |
| Median |
6.99 |
5.49 |
5.29 |
5.54 |
Last updated: 18 March 2025 2:44pm |
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