Stuff.co.nz
Law to restrain loan sharks bites banks
28/04/2013
Bankers’ association chief executive Kirk Hope said banks were never the target of the measures contained in the bill, which was aimed at reining in abusive loan sharks and dodgy debt collectors. “The most vulnerable consumers could be protected by enforcing the existing laws,” he said.
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Banks may be playing on customer ignorance
28/04/2013
“Banks have worked really hard and have involved people like Writemark in the development of their product material,” Hope said. They also all have programmes to lift financial literacy among customers, and people in the community.
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3 News
Bank profits up 10 per cent
18/04/2013
Kirk Hope talks to Rachel Smalley about bank profits.
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NZ Herald
Bankers knock new capital plans
27/03/2013
Hope said that it was wrong to assume all high LVR borrowers were on comparatively low incomes; it might reflect a relatively high income and capacity to service the loan.
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Stuff.co.nz
Kiwis could face Cyprus-style trim
20/03/2013
Bankers Association chief executive Kirk Hope said the latest International Monetary Fund report on New Zealand pointed out the strength and stability of our banking system, and it was not helpful to compare it with Cyprus.
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3 News
Fees campaign labelled ‘suspect’
15/03/2013
Kirk Hope, chief executive of the New Zealand Bankers’ Association, says the Fair Play on Fees campaign is misleading people and questions their figures.
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Newstalk ZB
Kirk Hope: NZ’s biggest banks sued
12/03/2013
NZ Bankers Association chief executive Kirk Hope talks to Mike Hosking about the news NZ’s biggest banks are being sued using class action for a collective $1 billion.
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TVNZ
NZ banks face class suit over $1 billion in default fees
11/03/2013
“Our banks communicate very clearly on fees, which is a reflection of our very competitive banking sector. The fees being singled out are avoidable, and our industry has also made it easy for customers to switch banks if they feel the fees they’re paying are too high,” New Zealand Bankers’ Association chief executive Kirk Hope...
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Interest.co.nz
Parties behind ‘largest class action in NZ’s history’, taken against major banks, stand to pocket up to NZ$250 mln
11/03/2013
Responding to news of the launch of the “Fair Play on Fees” action, bank lobby group the New Zealand Bankers’ Association said talk of legal action failed to take into account differences between the New Zealand and Australian banking sectors.
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NZ Herald
Sector weighs Reserve Bank lending tools
06/03/2013
Reading between the lines of what the Reserve Bank has said about the macroprudential tools it is working on, regulating loan-to-value ratios would not be its favoured option, believes the Bankers’ Association.
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