Finance

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Mortgage applications fell in July and so did loan size
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Mortgage applications fell in July and so did loan size

Credit accounts in arrears rose 13% in July from the same month last year.

Staff reporters 01 Sep 2022
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Partners Life sale 'falls short' – PE investor
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Partners Life sale 'falls short' – PE investor

Maui’s Aqua fund will receive twice what it paid for its stake in Partners Life.

Victoria Young 01 Sep 2022
Retirement villages try to head off more regulation
Finance

Retirement villages try to head off more regulation

Retirement village operators will pay interest on capital owed to a resident who's moved out if the unit isn't resold within nine months.

Staff reporters 31 Aug 2022
Rabobank saved farmers' bacon
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Rabobank saved farmers' bacon

Rabobank stepped up for farmers just as Kiwibank earlier was there for small businesses.

Jenny Ruth 31 Aug 2022