Article tagged with 'Mortgage Advisers'
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Why refixing deserves more than five minutes
18 Nov 2025 - Banks love it when clients refix their mortgages online; but it's not always the best option for borrowers.
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Banks' new comparison calculator no threat to advisers: Patten
02 Sep 2025 - Mortgage advisers have nothing to fear from the new home loan comparison calculator that the New Zealand Banking Association (NZBA) has just launched, according to leading adviser Bruce Patten of Loan Market.
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Banks tardy on making changes to clawback policies
01 Sep 2025 - Only one of the major banks appears to have made changes to its clawback policy despite it being one of the 14 recommendations in last year’s Commerce Commission’s report into retail banking competition the Government is implementing.
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Quick strategies needed for banking competition
27 Aug 2025 - Recommendations in the recently released Finance & Expenditure Select Committee inquiry into banking competition are on the right track to encourage competition, Squirrel Mortgages says.
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Ongoing education as part of mandatory professional membership a priority - FAMNZ
26 Aug 2025 - A new country manager for the Finance and Mortgage Advisers Association of New Zealand (FAMNZ) is expected to be appointed in the next fortnight.
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Borrowers need relief
19 Aug 2025 - Home loan affordability need another boost with an OCR cut tomorrow, FAMNZ says.
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Gloomy home ownership results
13 Aug 2025 - New research shows 72% of Kiwis without a home believe buying a property is beyond their reach.
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Better path needed for new mortgage advisers
30 Jul 2025 - Higher qualifications and standards across the board are needed for advisers coming into the mortgage industry, says Matthieu Olo-Whaanga of Tasman Finance Partners.
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Service agreements could help banks’ processing timeframes
01 Jul 2025 - As turnaround times at the major banks show little sign of improvement, FAMNZ wants clear service level agreements introduced.
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Mortgage advice gone wrong? FSCL urges advisers to keep accurate records
10 Mar 2025 - A mortgage adviser is out of pocket after taking too long to check the bank’s lending criteria, leaving a couple high and dry after they had already sold their home. [READ MORE]