Media Appearances
Media
Here you’ll find our media releases and opinions about banking in New Zealand, along with our media appearances.
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Stuff - Banks: Call us, if you are under financial pressure
- New Zealand Bankers’ Association chief executive Roger Beaumont said: “On top of the support measures already announced by the government, we encourage anyone experiencing financial difficulty as a result of the lockdown to contact their bank.
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NZ Adviser - How many Kiwis are ahead on home loan repayments?
- According to Roger Beaumont, chief executive at NZBA, data collected and aggregated from NZBA’s 10 main retail member banks showed that 50% of home loan customers are ahead on their repayments.
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Half of home loans ahead on repayments
- Half the people with home loans in New Zealand are ahead on their repayments the New Zealand Bankers’ Association revealed today. “Our data shows that 50 per cent of home loan customers are ahead on their repayments. That says a lot about the financial capability of people with a mortgage. They think it’s a good... Read more »
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Stuff - Data portability is coming to NZ – here’s what it means to you
- Bankers’ Association spokesman Philip van Dyk told Stuff last week that it supported the initiative “in principle” before adding that “research shows that few people think sharing your personal information with third parties is a good idea.”
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Stuff - Anger as half of bank branches cut their hours and cash is increasingly difficult to use — Reserve Bank finds
- The closure of branches sparked a hearing in Parliament in which the Bankers’ Association defended the closures saying they only reflected customer demand digital banking.
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Stuff - ‘Consumer data right’ may make switching banks easier
- “Research shows that few people think sharing your personal information with third parties is a good idea. Third parties seeking to use consumers’ personal data will need to show they have proper safeguards in place.”
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Otago Daily Times - Disabled, older bank users allege neglect
- Less than 1% of payments were made by cheque and options for former cheque users included direct debit, automatic payments and phoning a bank, he said.
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Rural News - Is that banker with a b or a w?
- “Covid-19 impacted many New Zealanders and our banks deferred or reduced loan repayments on $70 billion in business and household loans,” Beaumont says.
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