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Wednesday 17, January 2001.

Wednesday, 17 January 2001.


	AA Financial Services	8.30	7.95	8.20	8.40	90%
	AMP Banking	7.99	7.30	7.30	7.50	90%
	ANZ	8.50	7.40	7.50	7.50	90%
	ASB Bank	8.50	7.40	7.50	7.50	90%
	Ashburton Permanent	8.50	7.95	8.50	-	75%
	Asset Lend	8.20	7.35	7.50	7.80	95%
	AXA New Zealand	8.45	7.95	8.15	8.25	90%
	BankDirect	8.25	7.30	7.35	7.45	90%
	BNZ	8.50	7.40	7.50	7.50	-
	Cairns Lockie	8.25	7.25*/7.45	7.55	7.65	90%
	Direct Home Loans	8.25	7.40	7.50	-	-
	eMortgage	8.25	7.25*/7.45	7.55	7.65	95%
	Equitable	8.40	7.39	7.39	7.70	95%
	Fidelity Life	8.30	-	-	-	75%
	Frontline Home Loans	8.25	7.40	7.50	-	90%
	Guardian Trust	8.50	7.60	7.70	-	66.6%
	HSBC	7.80	7.30	7.30	7.50	80%
	Metropolitan Life	8.30	7.95	8.15	8.25	95%
	Mortgage Express	7.95	7.30	7.40	7.50	95%
	National Bank	8.50	7.40	7.50	7.50	95%
	NZ Home Loans	8.30	7.95	7.95	7.95	95%
	Perpetual Trust	8.40	7.95	8.30	-	75%
	Platinum Mortgages	8.30	7.95	7.95	7.90	90%
	Premier	8.20	8.10	8.25	8.40	95%
	PSIS	8.40	-	-	-	85%
	Public Trust	8.40	7.95	-	-	75%
	Resi Home Loans	7.80	7.95	7.95	8.10	90%
	SBS	8.35	7.95	7.95	-	90%
	Silver Fern	7.73	7.63	7.72	7.81	90%
	Sovereign	8.30	7.40	7.50	7.50	95%
	Tower Trust	8.50	-	-	-	75%
	Trent Home Loans	8.30	7.95	7.95	7.95	90%
	TSB Bank	8.30	7.30	7.50	-	75%
	WestpacTrust	8.25	7.40	7.50	7.50	90%
	Wizard Home Loans	7.79/8.29	7.49	7.59	7.80	95%
*Please note special conditions apply to these rates.
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