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Credit bureau Centrix says 23,700 home loans are past due, a 6% year-on-year increase

Credit bureau Centrix says 23,700 home loans are past due, a 6% year-on-year increase

Company liquidations hit highest monthly level in a decade, Centrix says

Company liquidations hit highest monthly level in a decade, Centrix says

Buy now, pay later the most common first-time path to credit/debt

Buy now, pay later the most common first-time path to credit/debt

Construction sector faces rising number of liquidations as business credit defaults also climb across the industry according to credit bureau Centrix

Construction sector faces rising number of liquidations as business credit defaults also climb across the industry according to credit bureau Centrix

Gareth Vaughan questions whether the fintech buy now, pay later sector deserves the special treatment it's getting from the Government

Gareth Vaughan questions whether the fintech buy now, pay later sector deserves the special treatment it's getting from the Government

Government exempts buy now pay later providers from complying with CCCFA default fee provisions to help keep them in business

Government exempts buy now pay later providers from complying with CCCFA default fee provisions to help keep them in business

Centrix says company liquidations are continuing to rise with the manufacturing sector most affected over the past year

Centrix says company liquidations are continuing to rise with the manufacturing sector most affected over the past year

After a false start, Swedish BNPL giant Klarna buys Laybuy which will be resurrected

After a false start, Swedish BNPL giant Klarna buys Laybuy which will be resurrected

Employees of failed BNPL lender Laybuy may miss out on money owed and holiday pay, despite being preferential creditors

Employees of failed BNPL lender Laybuy may miss out on money owed and holiday pay, despite being preferential creditors

Gareth Vaughan on a housing crisis, the NZ credit landscape, governments & 'shockflation,' EV wars, private jetting away from a firestorm & marking their own homework

Gareth Vaughan on a housing crisis, the NZ credit landscape, governments & 'shockflation,' EV wars, private jetting away from a firestorm & marking their own homework

Centrix says all sectors have seen liquidations rise, with retail trade companies experiencing the largest increase annually followed by the property/rental and transportation sectors

Centrix says all sectors have seen liquidations rise, with retail trade companies experiencing the largest increase annually followed by the property/rental and transportation sectors

Kiwibank exposed to the tune of $30 million as Laybuy goes under having failed to find buyer

Kiwibank exposed to the tune of $30 million as Laybuy goes under having failed to find buyer

Buy now pay later provider Laybuy suspends services and payments; not a security issue, founder says

Buy now pay later provider Laybuy suspends services and payments; not a security issue, founder says

Financial mentor charity FinCap sees 'stress and strain' from people seeking financial support against a falling number of financial mentors and reduced funding

Financial mentor charity FinCap sees 'stress and strain' from people seeking financial support against a falling number of financial mentors and reduced funding

The Reserve Bank says financial stress is building from very low levels with particular pressure on the commercial property sector

The Reserve Bank says financial stress is building from very low levels with particular pressure on the commercial property sector