Kiwibank has today reduced its one-year home loan rate by 26 basis points and withdrawn a six-month special promotion which was its lowest ever rate.
The bank cut its one-year fixed-term rate from 5.25 per cent to 4.99 per cent.
Chief executive Paul Brock said given the competitive interest rate market it was "great to be able to continue to offer a headline rate below five per cent".
He said there were no special conditions for the rate such as high deposit requirements.
The one-year term would give customers some certainty as they watched and waited to see what would happen to rates in the longer term, he said.
