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Earthquake means OCR to hold till 2012
Christchurch is reeling after a devastating 6.3 magnitude earthquake which means the Official Cash Rate (OCR) is unlikely to rise until 2012, with a possibility it could even be cut.
Westpac figures suggest bank disclosure regime is broken
Westpac's latest figures for its New Zealand subsidiary suggest our bank disclosure regime is no longer working, at least as far as deriving meaningful information on banks' mortgage lending goes.
HSBC takes six-month rate below 5%
Hot on the heels of Kiwibank slashing its six-month fixed home loan rate, [HSBC has cut its six-month rate](http://www.mortgagerates.co.nz/mortgage-rates.html), with strings attached, even though it was already lower than Kiwibank's new rate.
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