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Clark rebuffs National lending offer

David Clark has rebuffed a National offer to fix the mortgage lending crisis.

David Clark: Govt will move quickly on credit law changes

The minister said he had already received feedback from the banks.

Editorial: Time for economy to take its medicine

OPINION: Our editorial picks interest rates to rise again next week...and keep rising.

Half of first-home buyers could be in mortgage distress when rates rise

The warning comes from a Reserve Bank briefing to Finance Minister Grant Robertson.

National promises bill to fix credit crunch

Nicola Willis and Andrew Bayly think they have a fix to home buyers' credit woes.

The Covid impact: Kiwis want bigger, better homes and to move away from Auckland

Renovation is high on the list for those staying put: survey

Credit crunch or responsible lending? Has the law gone too far?

The consumer finance law was tightened on December 1 but has it gone too far?

Mortgage or therapy: Man felt forced to lie to secure home loan

Dunedin man forced to end therapy to get mortgage.

Brokers' Picks: The hot stocks to watch in 2022

Results of the Herald's annual stock-picking game are in ... and the top picks for 2022.

OCR rise: What it means for your mortgage

ANZ and Kiwibank to increase variable rates for borrowers.

OCR watch: NZ set to move first on interest rates in Asia Pacific

The cycle of super cheap debt is coming to an end, writes CMC Markets GM Chris Smith.

No rent rise freezes, mortgage deferrals 'at this stage'

No sign yet of the mortgage holidays and rent freezes of 2020's lockdown.

Nation of debt: An extra $50 billion on the house

Mortgage debt has ballooned to over $317 billion.

Number of borrowers with million-dollar mortgages doubles in just four years

The number of borrowers with million dollar plus mortgages has doubled in four years.

Q&A: Your money questions answered

Your burning cash questions answered.

Why mortgage rates are projected to rise to over 4 per cent by the end of next year

Why mortgage rate rises could hurt borrowers faster this time around.

House prices now 10.5 times median disposable income, ANZ economists say

ANZ says it is a long road back to levels where houses will be considered "affordable".

Cost of living: $100 more a week for the average Kiwi family

Family with two adults and two children now paying out more than $1600 a week.