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Numbers show mortgage holders have been bank-hopping at a higher rate

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Wed, 28 Aug 2024, 7:57pm
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Numbers show mortgage holders have been bank-hopping at a higher rate

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Wed, 28 Aug 2024, 7:57pm

Elevated interest rates have encouraged mortgage holders to switch banks at a record rate.

The value of mortgages refinanced by a new bank climbed to $1.75 billion in July – the largest amount since at least 2017, when the Reserve Bank started publishing this data.

NZ Herald Wellington business editor Jenee Tibshraeny unpacks the market factors encouraging homeowners to bank-hop. 

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