{"id":315177,"date":"2026-03-06T01:42:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T01:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/315177\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T01:42:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T01:42:14","slug":"new-zealand-mortgage-awards-2026-liberty-backs-advisers-inclusion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/315177\/","title":{"rendered":"New Zealand Mortgage Awards 2026: Liberty backs advisers, inclusion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Innovation, adaptability, and inclusive lending in focus<\/p>\n<p>The NZMAs spotlight those who are innovating and adapting in an increasingly complex environment \u2013 a focus strongly shared by Liberty as event partner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe awards celebrate performance, innovation, and adaptability, which we believe are the key qualities needed in today\u2019s lending market,\u201d Skilton says. \u201cOur partnership with the NZMAs is centred on celebrating those free-thinking mortgage advisers who are continually innovating to find solutions for customers who might not fit the traditional lending mould.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He says borrower profiles are changing fast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn today\u2019s market, borrower situations are rarely straightforward,\u201d Skilton says. \u201cWe\u2019re seeing more people move towards self-employment, juggle multiple income streams, rebuild finances, or become homeowners in non-traditional ways. The NZMAs spotlight advisers and lenders who are stepping up to support these borrowers responsibly.<\/p>\n<p>As a non-bank lender focused on financial inclusion, Liberty plays an important role in offering solutions when mainstream options may not be available, and the awards help highlight how non-banks support these increasingly diverse borrower needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Innovation, adaptability, and inclusive lending in focus The NZMAs spotlight those who are innovating and adapting in an&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":315178,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[71387,171000,111,43,139,69,42776],"class_list":{"0":"post-315177","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-zealand","8":"tag-liberty","9":"tag-mortgage-awards","10":"tag-new-zealand","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-newzealand","13":"tag-nz","14":"tag-nzma"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/315177","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=315177"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/315177\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/315178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=315177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=315177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=315177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}