Loan of the Month – November 2024
Gabriel moved to New Zealand from the Philippines in 2023, leaving his family back home to find a better life.
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Gabriel moved to New Zealand from the Philippines in 2023, leaving his family back home to find a better life.
Jayda urgently needed $5,000 for funeral costs, but she didn’t have enough savings to cover this…
Kira needed to buy a new car, and decided a budget of $20,000 would be ideal…
Carol, a pensioner from Auckland, was struggling with her daily living costs.
Ricky was fairly new to New Zealand and was here on a work permit. He wanted to advance his career by applying for a role in upper management…
Rhys, a homeowner from Auckland, needed to get some minor renovation work done on his house…
Dale and Jenny, a couple from Auckland, were struggling with high debt repayments…
Shaun was struggling with debt payments that were too high, so he needed to free up some of his disposable income…
People with car loans are finding it harder to make their loan payments on time, according to latest data from credit reporting agency Centrix…
It’s about to get easier to borrow money. Great news, right? Well, that depends on who your lender is…
*Annual Interest Rates (AIR) range from 9.95% p.a. to 35.50% p.a. with loan terms of 6 months to 84 months. Fees apply.
Example: A loan of $10,000 over 60 months at 12.95% has a Lender Establishment Fee of $215, a Loansmart fee of $745 and a weekly payments of $57.33. The total amount payable is $14,906.36. This equates to an Annual Percentage Rate (APR) of 17.12%
Loansmart Limited is an Associate Member of the Financial Services Federation, we support and promote responsible behaviour when providing financial services to New Zealanders. Here are links to the Responsible Lending Guidelines and The Code of Responsible Borrowing.
1. Loansmart Limited (FSP #7461, trading as Loansmart) holds a Full Class 2 Financial Advice Provider Licence issued by the Financial Markets Authority to provide financial advice, and is a member of Financial Services Complaints Ltd, our FSCL Number is 617.
2. It is free to complete an application with Loansmart. A fee to use our service is only applicable when you enter into a loan arranged by us.
3. *Rates of 9.95% are subject to lending criteria and eligibility. 1-hour approval and same-day payout subject to the applicant meeting our lending criteria and supplying all the information we need to process their application. We do not offer “short-term” loans, the terms offered by our providers range from 6 months to 84 months.
4. Annual Percentage Rate (APR): Also known as the ‘comparison rate’, the APR is calculated by adding together the AIR plus any additional fees that may apply (like establishment fees charged by providers). New Zealand law does not require APR disclosure, but doing so can better highlight borrowing costs.