26 Sep 2023

First Union, ActionStation launch campaign agaisnt "Bankflation"

From Midday Report, 12:47 pm on 26 September 2023

FIRST Union and community advocacy group ActionStation are campaigning to end what they describe as "bankflation" by New Zealand's four largest retail banks: ANZ, ASB, BNZ and Westpac.

They've released a briefing paper which shows the net interest margins of those banks, which is the difference between their lending and borrowing rates, have risen to a 17-year high.

It comes as New Zealanders grapple with high inflation and a cost-of-living crisis.

FIRST Union researcher and policy analyst Edward Miller spoke to Charlie Dreaver.