Financial summit
The Minister of Consumer Affairs hosted a Financial Summit for credit providers and community agencies on Thursday 11 August 2011.
The Minister of Consumer Affairs hosted a Financial Summit on Thursday 11 August in Auckland. The Summit was attended by around 250 representatives of consumers, financial service providers, academia, dispute resolution services and industry associations.
Opening remarks from Hon Simon Power, Minister of Consumer Affairs
Opening remarks from Dr Girol Karacaoglu, Chief Executive, PSIS
The topics discussed included:
- Attitude changing/financial literacy
Presentation on attitude changing/financial literacy
Summary of attitude changing/financial literacy
- Credit advertising
Presentation on credit advertising
- Access to affordable credit/social and community lending
Presentation on access to affordable credit
Summary of affordable credit/social and community lending
- Responsible lending
Presentation on responsible lending
- Dealing with those in financial hardship (budget advice, hardship and payment protection)
Presentation on dealing with those in financial hardship
- Responsible debt management (repossession insurance and credit card issues
Presentation on responsible debt management
- Dispute resolution
Presentation on dispute resolution
Closing remarks and summary
Closing remarks from Hon Simon Power, Minister of Consumer Affairs
Background
Using a third tier lender: experiences of NZ borrowers (2011)
Third-tier Lender Desk-based Research (2011)
Background Statistics for Considering Credit Issues (2011)
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