NZ Herald
Banks’ handling of home loan applications stirs protests
31/03/2022
Beaumont said he was not surprised the government’s new rules were making some customers unhappy, and front line workers were bearing the brunt of that. “It’s also not surprising they’re complaining to the Banking Ombudsman about it, even though we’re not responsible for the rule change.”
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ASB to chair New Zealand Bankers’ Association
31/03/2022
ASB chief executive Vittoria Shortt has been elected chair of the New Zealand Bankers’ Association and takes on the role today. BNZ chief executive Dan Huggins was elected deputy chair. The chair and deputy chair take on their respective roles for two years. Ms Shortt says the banking industry has supported Kiwis through an incredibly challenging...
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Stuff
Just bought a house? Here’s what you need to know about falling prices
22/03/2022
NZ Bankers’ Association chief executive Roger Beaumont said banks would undertake thorough assessments and tests to help ensure customers could make their mortgage payments when they applied. These include factoring in potential interest rate rises as well as the state of the housing market.
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Good Returns
CCCFA changes need to go further – Bankers Association
14/03/2022
The Bankers Association welcomes changes announced last week to the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act (CCCFA) but says they do not go far enough.
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NZ Adviser
Government tweaks controversial CCCFA lending laws
11/03/2022
Roger Beaumont, chief executive of the New Zealand Bankers’ Association, said that while the government “identified some of the main pain points for consumers,” ’it is “not clear the changes … will move the dial enough to make a difference.”
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Interest.co.nz
NZ Bankers’ Association argues there’d be ‘real risk of adverse customer impact’ if the RBNZ introduces a debt-to-income ratio cap for home loan borrowers
10/03/2022
“We suggest that the RBNZ waits to assess the impact of LVRs and the CCCFA changes before further developing the framework for DTIs.”
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Bloomberg
New Zealand Banks Urge RBNZ to Delay New Lending Restrictions
10/03/2022
“The combination of LVR restrictions, CCCFA changes, increasing interest rates and taxation changes in particular appear to be having the effect of slowing growth in the home-lending market,” the Association said in its submission. These changes “may have resolved the problem that DTIs would be designed to address,” it said.
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Interest.co.nz
Opinion divided over how much more easily borrowers will be able to access credit under proposed changes to the CCCFA
10/03/2022
“We’d like to see the new rules work in a way that doesn’t restrict access to responsible lending for consumers who can afford it, while ensuring vulnerable consumers are protected from high-cost credit that may not suit their circumstances,” NZBA CEO Roger Beaumont said.
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Newstalk ZB
NZ Bankers Association: Changes to CCCFA will help, but it could still be improved
10/03/2022
NZ Bankers Association’s Roger Beaumont told Andrew Dickens they’ll help, but the law could still be improved. “I would describe them as a small step in the right direction. There’s a lot more heavy lifting that needs to go on in terms of getting into the detail of these regulations.”
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NZ Herald
Government’s controversial home lending rules: Minister David Clark announces tweaks less than four months after law change
10/03/2022
“We’d like to see the new rules work in a way that doesn’t restrict access to responsible lending for consumers who can afford it, while ensuring vulnerable consumers are protected from high-cost credit that may not suit their circumstances. These changes maintain the one-size fits all approach that hasn’t worked so far.”
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