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There are currently 19 banks registered in New Zealand. All banks operating here must be registered with the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and are required by law to disclose their financial condition each quarter.

Registered banks in New Zealand

See Explaining Credit Ratings for an explanation of how credit ratings work, and what they can and cannot do.

For information on the quarterly disclosure statements which registered banks are required to publish see Your bank's disclosure statement - what's in it for you?.

Banking System Oversight

Information on the Reserve Bank's banking registration and supervision framework is contained in the Banking System Oversight section.

Caution: "New Zealand offshore finance companies"

The Reserve Bank advises that caution should be exercised by anyone considering doing any form of business with entities that promote themselves as "New Zealand offshore finance companies", or use similar descriptions, and that offer financial services either on-line or from locations outside of New Zealand.

Notice: Miami International Bank and Bansur International Bank

Entities with these names were previously registered by the New Zealand Registrar of Companies on the New Zealand companies register. The Reserve Bank has posted a warning about "New Zealand offshore finance companies".

Features

The Financial Stability Report contains general information on current issues and recent developments in the New Zealand banking system. Note: before 2004 these matters were reported on in each June issue of the Reserve Bank Bulletin.

New Zealand's financial sector regulation (PDF 245KB) by Geof Mortlock. This article provides a summary of the regulatory framework in the New Zealand financial sector (published in the Reserve Bank Bulletin - December 2003.

The case for deposit insurance in New Zealand (September 2008) This statement discusses the Reserve Bank's stance on the case for deposit insurance. This discussion evaluates the extent to which deposit insurance could help the Reserve Bank meet the statutory objectives set out in Section 68 of the Reserve Bank Act 1989. In turn, this evaluation helps explain why we do not have deposit insurance in New Zealand.