Last year was one of the strongest in recent times for the profitability of New Zealand's banks.

NZ is very exposed with its high level of external borrowing, says Aaron Hing

Singles may not outnumber those in couples, but they're a big chunk of the population.

Despair over political deadlock may yet produce a watershed poll result.

Simon Collins reports on ways compulsory retirement saving could be made fairer.

A con artist who tricked banks in a $1.8 million mortgage scam worked in the finance department of a company whose bosses had no idea of her convictions.

Repo men broke into the state house of a 92-year-old man last winter and seized his bed, television and microwave.

Poorer families are cutting out meat and vegetables to keep up repayments to finance companies, budgeters say.