As New Zealanders prepare for a quintessential Kiwi summer, SMEs will be gearing up for what they hope will be a busy holiday period. 

Loan Market has launched its Best Interest Mates Community to support advisers and raise awareness of mental health issues.

Booster’s Savvy debit card has gained international recognition at the Fintech Futures 2024 Banking Tech Awards in London, being awarded Highly Commended in the Best User/Customer Experience Initiative for Consumers category.

Nearly one in three parents of children wanting to buy their first home can afford to help them with their mortgages.

Luke Jackson's new gig aims to dominate the short term lending market.

Partners Life gets a new chair to lead growth strategy.

Potential mortgage borrowers might need to get their new homes of investment properties in the next year as Westpac says there is a risk the RBNZ might cut the OCR too far and start raising rates again in 2026.

Mortgage arrears have risen for the third consecutive month and are higher than last year's levels, according to figures from the credit bureau Centrix.

Mortgage borrowers rolling off a fixed term interest rate in the next few weeks are expected to join the rush to a six month floating rate even though the next OCR drop isn’t expected until the middle of February.

Reserve Bank licensed deposit taker Xceda is starting to broaden out its loan products offering.