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- Aug 23, 2026
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The money red flags that could be hurting your chances of getting a mortgage (opens the original)
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Are these money habits hurting your chances of getting a mortgage? Photo / 123rf Forking out for too many subscriptions could be hurting your chances of getting a home loan, a mortgage expert warns. Mark Hayward, a financial adviser at New Zealand Home Loans (NZHL), said banks were looking for mortgage applicants to be able to demonstrate that they can not only service a loan but have disciplines in place to do so. “One of the interesting ones I’m finding at the moment is it’s the insidious encr
The biggest financial mistakes you’re making at each stage of life (opens the original)
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Whether starting out in your career, raising a young family or looking towards retirement, financial mistakes along the way can end up costing tens of thousands of dollars. The Herald spoke with Sorted’s personal finance lead Tom Hartmann about some of the common mistakes Kiwis are making at different stages of life. “Interest is the cost of money over time and you have to understand how that works and whether you’re going to be on the paying side or on the earning side of that,” Hartmann said.
Borrowing for basics: Kiwis turning to debt to cover cost of living (opens the original)
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Kiwibank boss says the rising cost of fuel, groceries and rates mean people “don’t have a lot of wiggle room”. Photo / 123rf Two in five Kiwis say they have taken on debt in the past 12 months to deal with increases in living costs, according to the latest Kiwibank data. The third State of Savings Index, released today, revealed 40% had turned to debt as a means of getting by, with buy now pay later (BNPL) the most common form to do so (19%). This was followed by a loan from friends and family (
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