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Whatever your money challenge, we make it easy to find the best solution, saving you time and leaving you better-off. Whether you're buying a home, financing a project, protecting your family or wanting a better return on your money - we can help.
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Mortgage brokers
We work hard to make the mortgage process easy and save you money. And that's not all we do.
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The Homeowner's Loan
It's the fastest way to borrow, without talking to the bank. And with a simple, secure and 100% online process it doesn't get much easier.
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Why Squirrel?
In a nutshell (ha), Squirrel does the hard work so you don't have to. Having been around over 10 years, we've written over $4bn in home loans.
You'll always be treated like a person, not a number
Whether you're buying your first home, applying for a personal loan or making an investment we've got your back and will treat you with respect.
Transparency
That means providing you with all the info you need to make informed decisions about investing your hard earned money whether it's in a home, insurance or peer-to-peer investing.
We keep things easy
Wading through forms and jargon is no fun. There's almost nothing you can't do online from the comfort of your home, office or the beach!
How we operate
Squirrel has your best interests at heart
Our mortgage advisers are paid salaries, meaning the only motivation they have is to make you better off.
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We've got relationships with all the major banks and we're totally unbiased (this is more unusual than you might think).
Trust
Our peer-to-peer investors have received over $1.3m in interest and not one of them has lost a single penny.
A world of insights all in one place
Keep checking back to find out what's going on in the housing market, the economy or the get inside scoop on Squirrel.
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See why our clients love us
See for yourself what our clients think with over 1134 5 star reviews on Shopper Approved.
Eva
Auckland , New Zealand
Emma was fantastic to deal with. She was fast to respond to emails and always took the time to answer all of our questions, no matter how trivial. She managed to get us a great rate, and provided us with some valuable advice as first home buyers.E
Lutz H
Auckland, New Zealand
Lindsay was very thorough and approachable. Nothing was ever a problem and his attention to detail is outstanding. Felt safe and in good hands.LH
Maria N
Our broker was always on hand to answer queries and provided open and honest information and assistance. This was our first rental property we had purchased and we were very satisfied with the mortgage outcome and would recommend this service to others.MN
Venkata M
Wellington, New Zealand
The whole process went very smooth with squirrel. The person handled my case was very much interacted with me and explained every case in a very tidy way since it's my first mortgage. I have quite recommended few friends already. ThanksVM
Kerry W
Auckland, New Zealand
Squirrel arranged our finance, living in Wellington we liaised via email & phone which worked perfectly, was easy & stress free, highly recommend & will definately used Squirrel againKW
Jordon W
Sudam was great! Very helpful and very informative. I was pleased with everything and would highly recommend squirrel, especially Sudam. Thank you so much for all the work that was put in to get us into our first home.JW
Kahu S
Auckland, New Zealand
I liked there services, gave me options and a better understanding on what best suits my loan type very grateful for there professional staff have recommended to other family members.KS
Kyle
Emma was ultra responsive, very helpful and made the mortgage process for a first time buyer (from overseas) super simple and pain free. Would highly recommend her and Squirrel! Planning to get in touch on the next purchase.K
