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Responsible Lending and Evidence of Expenses
What's ahead? This lockdown has been easier for some of us to adjust to as we know what to expect, and that same knowledge of...
OCR on hold!
OCR Update The OCR remained at 0.25% yesterday, as expected in light of the current Alert Level 4 lockdown. All indications were...
Glossary and FAQs
Website updates! Here at Building on Basics we are all about empowering people to understand their finances. As part of...
RBNZ – Mortgage Lending Standards
On Tuesday the Reserve Bank announced that an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) has been signed with the Minister of Finance...
Newsletter August 2021
Jar Half Full First Home
Responsible Lending and the CCCFA
Low interest rates have been drawing people in to taking credit to spend on all sorts of things, which has been great for...
Newsletter July 2021
Workshop Financial Literacy Training
A Decline in Financial Adviser Numbers
Since the changes in March 2021 to the laws governing how financial advice can be provided and by whom, there have been over 680...
Finance is More Than…
Finance is more than debt management, savings and investments. Insurance and estate planning are also key aspects of your...