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Less grim: Economists forecast lower lockdown damage this time

A 'less downbeat' economic outlook from Westpac factors in resilience in June and July.

The dilemma banks face over mask wearing

Should customers wear a mask when they enter a bank branch?

Banks close Auckland branches to prepare for 3-day lockdown

Banks have moved quickly to prepare for going back into lockdown.

Kate MacNamara: What $640m buys in the Reserve Bank's new budget

Funds are a win for Orr, but it's not clear that NZ will receive the value he claims.

Bank complaints: 21,000 in three months

First time complaint numbers have ever been revealed for the banks.

Kiwis use spare lockdown cash to pay off home loan mortgage debt faster

More than $400 million extra was paid off mortgages by customers of Westpac.

Liam Dann: Unemployment's OMG moment - what really happened to jobs

Good, bad or meaningless? We knew unemployment data would be weird but it still surprised.

Investors unhappy banks blocked $3m in transfers to US firm

Protesters say a bank is blocking their bid to invest in a US-based company.

Mortgage wars should spark boost to lending

Mortgage lending was slashed to about half of normal levels last month due to Covid-19.

Jenny Ruth: RBNZ's awkward about-face on bank capital rules

The new bank capital rules have been deferred until July 1 next year.

Like Y2K again: Banks get ready for negative interest rates

Banks have to check everything from their legal documents to technology systems.

What bank bosses want to see in Budget 2020

What do bank bosses want to see in the Budget to help business?

S&P expects NZ banks' Covid-19 losses to peak at $4.7b

Similar comments made about Australia's four major banks, which own NZ's 'big four'.

Locked out: Westpac system crashes

Some customers have been locked out of their accounts for hours.

Revealed: Just $23m of $6.25b Govt-backed loans made by banks

Take-up of the Business Finance Guarantee Scheme has been slow.

Covid-19 will cause sharper down-turn than GFC, Westpac boss says

Westpac boss David McLean believes New Zealand could come out of recession quickly.