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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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Personal loans
Whether you’re after a new set of wheels, planning a renovation or have some bills to tidy up, we’ve got the loan to suit the situation.
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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.
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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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Adoni
Auckland, [New Zealand]
I found Eleanor so helpful in what , for us, was a very stressful time. Eleanor was able to provide us with great advice and really helped us too understand the whole process much better. Give that lady a raise..!!A
Claire
Takanini, [New Zealand]
Emma was fantastic, she made the whole process stress free, she was great to deal with and explained all options open to me. I will definitely be a returning customerC
Anonymous
Eleanor was amazing, I used her a few years ago but it all fell apart. But this time it was all sorted and she really pulled throughA
Amy
Glenbrook, [New Zealand]
We found the staff easy to talk to and if we had any issues they would sort it out in a reasonable time.A
Seugnet V
Auckland, New Zealand
I highly recommend Sudam Salunke who has assisted me with excellent service. He has achieved an absolute great financial outcome for me. He is just a brilliant advisor.SV
Timothy
Auckland, New Zealand
Lindsay always gave great advise and was almost always available which was really handy while dealing with the whole situation.T
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
