NZBA
Insurers say no to database
07/07/2013
The Bankers’ Association is seeking to create a database of house insurance contracts to allow mortgage lenders to keep tabs on whether borrowers are keeping their homes adequately insured.
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NZ Herald
Close watch for house loan hints
27/06/2013
Hope said there was a risk that in capping the amount of lending done over the 80 per cent threshold it could spark third tier lenders to emerge and lend money on an unsecured basis.
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Sunday Star Times
Valiant effort a dire financial trap
09/06/2013
Kirk Hope was appointed the head of lobby group the Bankers’ Association last year, so you’d expect him to have a better grip on his finances than the average New Zealander.
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NZBA
New push for farm debt mediation
02/06/2013
“One relevant factor in this discussion is whether it’s justifiable for farms as businesses to be treated differently from other businesses that find themselves in financial difficulty. Any proposal for a special mediation service for farms would need to provide a good rationale for establishing a sector-specific service,” Kirk Hope said.
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NZ Herald
NZ banks spend $90m on ‘dirty money’ law
30/05/2013
New Zealand’s banking sector has spent roughly $90 million getting ready for a new anti-money laundering and terrorism financing law which kicks in at the end of next month.
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ODT
Dunedinites in bank fee class action
19/05/2013
Kirk Hope advised concerned customers to speak to their banks as the fees were avoidable.
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NZ Herald
Budget 2013: Brand new housing deal looks shaky
18/05/2013
Bankers Association chief executive Kirk Hope said banks could live with a differential for first-home buyers, but any restrictions on bank lending might simply drive home buyers to more risky unregulated lenders.
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3 News
Budget – business likes it, opposition loathes it
17/05/2013
Bankers’ Association chief executive Kirk Hope told Firstline the Budget was about getting back to basics.
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NZ Herald
Banks want more ID to fight crime
15/05/2013
Chief executive Kirk Hope said, “We all have a role to play in the new anti-money laundering regime … This is about New Zealand’s international reputation and fighting crime.”
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Stuff.co.nz
Property surging outside Auckland
10/05/2013
Chief executive Kirk Hope said house prices were not being spurred along by looser credit conditions as the Reserve Bank claimed. Credit growth was running at about 3 per cent. “This isn’t a credit-driven price issue, it’s a supply-driven price issue,” he said.
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