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Radio NZ - Radio New Zealand interview about lending limits
- Kirk Hope talks to Geoff Robinson on Morning Report about lending restrictions imposed by the Reserve Bank.
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Stuff.co.nz - RBNZ cracks down on mortgage lending
- “While there are positive moves to deal with the supply issue, that will take some time to be resolved. Credit growth, currently at around five per cent, is not driving this,” said New Zealand Bankers’ Association chief executive Kirk Hope.
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Radio NZ - Banks claim first home buyers will suffer if proposed mortgage lending restrictions go ahead
- Kirk Hope talks to Kathryn Ryan on Nine to Noon about proposed lending limits and the impact on first-home buyers.
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Dominion Post - Loans door shutting on first-home buyers
- One in every two to three first-home buyers could be shut out of the housing market as the Reserve Bank forges ahead with controversial restrictions on home loans. Bankers’ Association chief executive Kirk Hope said the rules would have “perverse consequences” and lock buyers out of the market.
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NZBA - Insurers say no to database
- The Bankers’ Association is seeking to create a database of house insurance contracts to allow mortgage lenders to keep tabs on whether borrowers are keeping their homes adequately insured.
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NZ Herald - Close watch for house loan hints
- Hope said there was a risk that in capping the amount of lending done over the 80 per cent threshold it could spark third tier lenders to emerge and lend money on an unsecured basis.
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Sunday Star Times - Valiant effort a dire financial trap
- Kirk Hope was appointed the head of lobby group the Bankers’ Association last year, so you’d expect him to have a better grip on his finances than the average New Zealander.
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NZBA - New push for farm debt mediation
- “One relevant factor in this discussion is whether it’s justifiable for farms as businesses to be treated differently from other businesses that find themselves in financial difficulty. Any proposal for a special mediation service for farms would need to provide a good rationale for establishing a sector-specific service,” Kirk Hope said.
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