03/03/2023
A spokesperson for the NZ Banking Association said it would be a matter for the government.
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27/02/2023
The New Zealand Banking Association in October submitted to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment about introducing a permanent exemption to enable banks to provide customers with emergency credit in cases like natural disasters.
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22/02/2023
“ATMs need both power and an internet connection to function, which means a generator alone might not be enough to facilitate access to cash in an event like Cyclone Gabrielle.”
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09/02/2023
“Any decisions about new customers are based on the bank’s own policies and risk appetite, alongside their regulatory and legal obligations.”
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03/02/2023
“The banking industry has engaged with the current CCCFA reforms every step of the way,” chief executive Roger Beaumont said.
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27/01/2023
“Banks also operate in a competitive market and work hard to attract and retain customers,” chief executive Roger Beaumont said. We’d encourage merchants concerned about their fees to talk to their bank.”
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16/01/2023
Meanwhile, the Bankers Association had launched a “take a sec to check” campaign, to alert people about how to prevent getting scammed online.
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09/01/2023
“We’re encouraging everyone to take a moment before making a payment or giving away personal information, just to be sure it’s not a scam,” New Zealand Bankers’ Association chief executive Roger Beaumont said.
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17/12/2022
The Reserve Bank says it will review its Open Bank Resolution bank failure tool once the planned depositor compensation scheme is rolled out amid suggestions from the New Zealand Bankers’ Association that the OBR will remain the Reserve Bank’s primary resolution and depositor protection tool for large banks.
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10/12/2022
New Zealand Bankers’ Association chief executive Roger Beaumont says in the current climate it is not surprising to see mortgagee sales starting to rise. But mortgagee sales are a “last resort”, he says. They are also rare, and represent a tiny fraction of the around 1.25 million home loans there are in New Zealand.
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