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‘I would be very disappointed’ if banks passed costs of a new prudential levy onto their customers, Finance Minister Nicola Willis says
29/05/2026
New Zealand Banking Association chief executive Roger Beaumont said: “Banks understand the need for appropriate funding for regulators.”
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NZ Herald
Budget 2026: Consumer NZ warns new finance sector levy could raise costs for customers
28/05/2026
“Banks will engage constructively with the Reserve Bank in the consultation process to help make the levy appropriate, effective, and well targeted,” Beaumont said.
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The Post
Budget 2026: Levy expected to cost banks and insurers $209m over four years
28/05/2026
“Banks will engage constructively with the Reserve Bank in the consultation process to help make the levy appropriate, effective, and well targeted,” he said.
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Business Desk
Budget 2026: Banks face $209m prudential levy over four years
28/05/2026
In the meantime, commenting on the levy, New Zealand Banking Association chief executive Roger Beaumont said banks understood the need for appropriate funding for regulators.
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Newsroom
Could NZ do real-time payments in a blink, if banks got a move on?
15/05/2026
Beaumont says banks make a net contribution to the New Zealand economy, once you take into account the billions they collectively pay in tax and running their businesses here, and that they employ around 30,000 New Zealanders.
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The Post
Bank lobbyist Roger Beaumont to be nominated for Australian of the Year by banking reform activist
14/05/2026
Beaumont said: “Kent is often on about bank profits and never talks about the huge direct investment our banks make in New Zealand, which amounts to over $60 billion, to meet the capital requirements that help fund the financial needs of our businesses and households. The return on that investment averages around 11.5% per annum,...
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Business Desk
Lawyers tip ‘woke’ banking bill to die without major party support
08/05/2026
NZ Banking Association chief executive Roger Beaumont said the issues canvassed in the bill could be addressed by the select committee’s banking inquiry into banking competition and ongoing scrutiny. “It’s important to note that the bill … ignored the fact that banks make credit decisions based on commercial reasons.”
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Newstalk ZB
More Kiwis ahead on their mortgage repayments
28/04/2026
The New Zealand Banking Association’s latest figures show 42.9% of home loan customers were paying more than their minimum loan repayments in the last six months of 2025, compared with 40.3% in the first half of the year.
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NZ Adviser
First‑home buyers drive lending rebound as borrowers stay ahead on repayments
28/04/2026
New Zealand’s home loan market ended 2025 on a stronger footing, with first‑home buyers firmly in the mix and many borrowers getting ahead on their mortgages, according to the New Zealand Banking Association’s latest retail banking insights.
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Interest.co.nz
First home buyers accounted for 24% of new mortgages issued in the second half of last year
28/04/2026
Approximately 300,000 New Zealand households have more than one mortgage, according to the latest retail banking data from the New Zealand Banking Association.
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