Heartland Bank's latest rise in its carded fixed home loan rates still leaves it with some of the lowest rates in the market. The approaching May selling period is the last main chance for banks to me ...

Greg Ninness says there may come a day when banks don't have any direct contact with their customers and everything is handled by third parties ...

Pasifika families in New Zealand are increasingly falling victim to loan sharks and unscrupulous pawn loan agreements, with invaluable traditional items such as tapa mats being lost, community workers ...

Most homeowners are taking up short home-loan deals because they believe interest rates will fall soon, but one bank is trying to lure customers in on longer contracts with a new 5.99 per cent ...

In Polynesia, tapa cloth and fine mats handed down generations can be worth thousands.

The Bank of the Year, Home Loans award takes both residential and investor home loans into account, and assesses factors such as net cost, ease of application, the discharge process, and customer ...

ABC Pacific is the trusted voice in the Pacific, connecting our neighbours with news, music, sport and conversations for all ages. More from ABC We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ...

The controversial radio host, who is famed for his ultra-frugal tips, advocates households live a virtually debt-free lifestyle. And there is one thing that is key to that.

It's no wonder Gold Road Resources (ASX:GOR) bailed on a move to buy an interest in the Canadian gold miner Greenstone. Gold Resources pulled the plug late Tuesday on the deal. On Wednesday, Equinox ...

Hemant Gupta, an Auckland-based business broker at Clyth Macleod Business Sales, is also reporting a surge in business activity, particularly among the Kiwi-Indian community.

The Chinese-controlled Yancoal Australia (ASX:YAL) has weathered a near-halving in the price of its main product, thermal coal, in the three months to March and still augmented its substantial cash ...

The next time the Fed meets will be from April 30 to May 1, and while most experts expect the central bank to hold rates steady, the Fed's forecasts and commentary could have a more immediate effect ...