Move your savings, call your health insurer, review your mortgage – The Irish Times
When the excitement and enjoyment of Christmas dies down, you might have a little time to think about…
Will mortgage rates drop below 3.5% in 2026? Vote now
Mortgage rates are set to fall in the weeks ahead following the Bank of England’s decision to cut…
Reserve Bank Governor Dr Anna Breman finally talks market down, as ANZ the latest to hike mortgage rates
ANZ is hiking its 18-month and two-year mortgage rates by 20 basis points, and its three, four, and…
Are recent mortgage rate increases justified? Banks accused of putting profits ahead of NZ’s economic recovery
The banks’ moves came as swap rates, which influence longer-term mortgage rates, spiked in the fortnight following the…
Co-operative Bank hikes mortgage rates by massive 30 basis points
The bank’s standard two-year fixed rate will increase from 4.99% to 5.29%, while its three-year term moves from…
Why fixed mortgage rates are headed up already after Reserve Bank cuts – Inside Economics
Banks’ answer is that their rates had already “priced in” the OCR reductions. But they need to produce…
Westpac lifts longer-term mortgage and term deposit rates by whopping 30 basis points
Indeed, Westpac said wholesale rate rises were behind its decision to lift its two-, three-, four- and five-year…
How to have a financially savvy new year – The Irish Times
While all the talk right now – or at least most of it – is focused on Christmas…
Interest rate hikes increasingly likely in 2026 but a major event would produce the opposite result
An interest rate hike on Tuesday is a practical impossibility. But if a growing number of forecasters are…
She Lost $50K Quitting Right Before Her 401(k) Vested—Now Says Her Boss, Who’s Also Her Friend’s Husband, Should’ve Warned Her She’d Lose Out
Work and friendship can overlap without much trouble—until money enters the mix. That’s what one 35-year-old man is…
Official Cash Rate cuts: Mortgage arrears at two-year low after OCR cuts
More than $2.2 billion in housing loans was classed as non-performing in October 2025, compared to $1.4b in…
Reserve Bank Governor Christian Hawkesby comfortable, despite markets suggesting fixed mortgage rates might rise soon
Asked on Thursday morning what he made of swap rates rising, Hawkesby told the Herald, “I think we…