Toy ambulance campaign raised enough for one new ambulance - then mystery donor stepped up.

For many people having their KiwiSaver account with the same business that has their mortgage, savings and credit cards seems like an easy solution.

Weak dairy prices and a construction slow-down to blame.

ASB says it's solid but still on alert as Australian banks take a hammering.

Mortgage rates for Kiwis could go up amid global concern about credit risk.

Savers should be aware of the assumptions used by online calculators that show what could be in their KiwiSaver account by retirement age.

ASB Bank received the New Zealand Bank of the Year award last night at the International Bank of the Year awards held in London.

ASB's Barbara Chapman alone in not having her pay details revealed.

State-owned bank now offering six-month rates of 5.19 per cent - and 4.59 per cent for a two-year term.

NZ's five biggest banks continued to show strong earnings growth, but questions are being raised about whether this can be sustained.

ASB, which reported a record annual profit yesterday, is increasing rural provisioning as a slump in dairy prices puts increasing financial pressure on farmers.

Things are still looking healthy for New Zealand's banks, despite a fall in lending margins at the start of this year.

New Zealand is enjoying 3.2 per cent economic growth and 0.1 per cent inflation, the statisticians tell us, but Bank of New Zealand economists warn we could see those numbers switch.

The swiftness of the New Zealand dollar's drop in recent weeks has taken many businesses by surprise, says ASB Bank.

The way ASB sells its term funds and interest rate swaps will be independently reviewed after the bank reached a settlement with the Financial Markets Authority.

The dollar may decline this week as economists bet the Reserve Bank will start cutting interest rates as early as next month.

ANZ Bank New Zealand, the country's biggest lender, was the most aggressive in pitching interest rate swaps to farmers, the Commerce Commission says.

Wool prices have recovered some lost ground and are expected to remain steady throughout the year, says ASB Bank in its latest commodities report.

KiwiSaver assets have seen "phenomenal growth" in the past three months, increasing by $1.8 billion.

ASB launched a range of new security mobile app features today, including a manual credit or debit card lock and setting restrictions on how cards were used.

The lawyer heading up a legal fight against NZ's major banks over fees says he won't be throwing the towel in despite a ruling in favour of ANZ in Australia.

ASB and Westpac banks have taken out the top honours in the 2015 Canstar banking Innovation Excellence Awards with clever new technology-driven products.

NZ's first mobile wallet has been launched by technology company Semble in collaboration with national mobile operators and banks.

The trade deficit widened to $2.2 billion in the year ended February, the biggest it has been since August 2009.