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Banks stress testing mortgage customers at nearly 9%, despite looming OCR cuts
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Greg Smith: Why the Reserve Bank should cut interest rates by 1.5% by Christmas
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Why can't we get the kind of long-term mortgages with low break fees common in the US?
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Australia's Reserve Bank to hold the line despite US Fed cut
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Mary Holm: How to split your mortgage when refixing
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BNZ trims mortgage rates after US Fed decision
The move came after the Fed kicked off a new era of monetary policy easing.
Mortgage battle continues as Kiwibank cuts home loan rates
Banks are following the market's biggest lender, ANZ, as it cuts rates.
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ANZ announces more home loan, term deposit rate cuts
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