Credit Cards - February 19th The ultimate guide to online wedding dress shopping A bride's wedding day is quite possibly a day full of pressure to look and feel like a princess. And, while the internet can help you bring together your vision, there are always risks of …
Credit Cards - January 31st Wedding costs & how to avoid overspending Co-author: Christine Thelander According to multiple sites, including website My Kiwi Wedding, the average cost of a wedding in New Zealand is around $35,000. That's an awful lot of money! So, we at Canstar wanted to take …
Credit Cards - January 31st “Even looking like Beyoncé wasn’t worth the $500 I had paid” (A tale of buyer’s remorse) Additional writing by Olivia Fairhurst Extravagant, impulse purchases, overspending or just plain wasting money on things you don’t need. We’ve all had that moment of temporary insanity where we just had to have something. You justify it …
Personal Loans - December 9th Canstar announces 2018 five-star personal loan providers Harmoney, NZCU Baywide and The Co-Operative Bank have been named as the providers offering five-star personal loans. According to Canstar research, these providers have some standout features, to make things simpler for borrowers. These providers offer …
Personal Loans - December 9th How do credit scores affect personal loan rates? Canstar researched and rated personal loans – including car loans – for the 2018 Personal Loan Star Ratings. The three providers who received a five-star rating all have a range of rate offers for their …
Personal Loans - December 4th How to save thousands on your car loan costs In 2017, Canstar rated 30 car loans – including unsecured and secured personal loans – from 10 providers. Fees are based on a $20,000 personal loan used for buying a car, with the loan paid …
Finance News - December 4th Challengers serve up competitive rates and fees In 2017, Canstar rated 23 unsecured personal loans across 10 providers. Three providers - Harmoney, NZCU Baywide and The Co-operative Bank - received five-star ratings based on the costs and features available with their highest …
Personal Loans - December 4th Risk 50 years of debt with min credit card repayments Canstar has analysed the rate it would take a New Zealand credit cardholder to clear $10,000 worth of debt, split across a credit card ($7000 debt) and a rewards credit card ($3000). Based on the average …
Personal Loans - December 4th What is a personal Loan & what to ask before you apply Co-author: Michelle Norton What are personal loans? Personal loans are fairly straightforward financial products. A personal loan is where you borrow a specific amount of money, usually from a financial institution, and then repay the debt with …
Finance News - July 2nd Commerce commission & lenders credit fee guidelines The commission's guidelines aim to support lenders in setting "reasonable" credit fees, based on the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act 2003 - updated in 2015 - and the Lender Responsibility Principles and the Responsible …
