A Day in the Life
FinCap is running the ‘A Day in the Life’ programme as part of our partnership with New Zealand Bankers’ Association…
Submissions and news
Submission on proposed CCCFA amendments
SubmissionFinCap strongly opposes the removal of credit contract and consumer regulations, especially given the analysis behind this decision has been…
Submission on a New Zealand income insurance scheme
No whānau in Aotearoa should have to endure extended hardship because of displacement or loss of work due to a…
Submission on exposure draft of updated Credit Contract and Consumer Finance Regulations 2004 and Responsible Lending Code
Whānau should not face a position where lending that was always going to be unaffordable causes or compounds hardship.
Don’t assume anything: the rewarding career of a financial mentor
What’s the difference between a quantity surveyor and a financial mentor?
Submission on Plain Language Bill
Everyone in Aotearoa should have easy access to helpful information when engaging with public services.
Women working hard to close the financial wellbeing gap
Paeroa Budgeting Services – part of the Paeroa Community Support Trust (PCST) – have been walking alongside a woman to…
Open letter – Backing our safe lending laws will bring financial wellbeing to our communities
On Tuesday 8 March ActionStation, Christians Against Poverty (CAP), Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB), Debtfix, FinCap, Good Shepherd NZ, Muaūpoko Tribal…
Submission on RBNZ cash system redesign
A functional cash system must be maintained as a safety net to stop absolute exclusion from full social participation but…
More than just a budget – financial mentors facing complex issues
Financial mentors are working together with other organisations in their communities as the whānau they support are facing increasingly complex…
Submission on economic regulation and consumer protection for Three Waters services
Water services are essential services that whānau need for health, wellbeing and social participation.
Submission on Buy-Now Pay-Later services
Clear rights to responsible conduct from lenders are important as lending can cause significant and disproportionate harm to whānau.