Mark Collins

Getting first-home buyers onto the property ladder

Lending exec talks about how KiwiSaver and KiwiBuild can get Kiwis into their first homes

Mike Pero Mortgages names new chief executive officer

He has followed former boss's career trajectory

Major name in NZ finance takes new CEO role

Past roles include time at NZ Home Loans and Liberty

New Zealand Mortgage Awards 2021 – winners revealed

Find out who took home the prizes in the first part of this nationwide event

How can first-home buyers get onto the property ladder?

Liberty CEO Mark Collins talks about the value of initiatives such as KiwiBuild and KiwiSaver in helping get New Zealanders into their first home.

Is mortgage lending becoming more complex?

Liberty Financial CEO Mark Collins discusses the rise of non-bank lending, and the various hurdles that clients face in securing a mortgage.

Credit card debt not good for first-home buyers, lender

Mike Pero Mortgages discusses the affect of unsecured debt on first-home buyers

Get the right people in the business

Liberty Financial’s CEO on who inspires him and what he’d do if he was the Prime Minister for a day

Banks look to claw back margins

Banks are removing certain incentives and imposing tougher stress tests for those who take out a loan, according to one major mortgage broker

Non-banks thriving in tighter lending landscape

Although the easy money may be gone for borrowers, it’s good business for the non-bank sector but may be more than they can handle