Our Lending Guidelines
As a responsible lender, we follow procedures and policies to ensure the practical affordability of our loans to safeguard the ability of each borrower to pay back the loan they take from us, including appropriate interest and fees. Superloans is committed to the practice of responsible lending. We lend to people who can demonstrate that they can afford to repay their loans without creating a burden.
At Superloans, we work with you to ensure you never borrow more than you can afford to pay back.
We evaluate your financial situation, working through your transaction history, to best understand what you can definitely expect to payback without overstretching and making your financial situation unsustainable.
For our new customers, your first loan is capped at 20% of your monthly income or a maximum of $2,000. Repayments are capped at 20% of your take home pay. We call four weeks a ‘month’. You can see this in the examples below.
Loan Example
If your weekly income is $400
This means your monthly income is $1,600 ($400 x 4 weeks)
Your loan amount will be 20% of $1,600 which equals $320
Repayment Example
If your weekly income is $400
Repayments would be 20% of $400 which equals $80
This means your maximum weekly repayment is $80
With every loan you apply for, we’ll evaluate your financial position to ensure you’re able to manage your money.
Our staff will talk you through the agreement for the loan. We'll explain how the fees and interest are calculated and how the repayments will work. We explain what happens if you don't hold up your end of the agreement. If you have any questions, no matter how big or small, we can work them through with you. We'll then make the loan agreement for you to sign.
We understand that things can change after you walk out the door. It’s important that you talk to us when this happens as early as possible. We have a Hardship process that we can work through with you.
Budget Advice
Balancing income and expenses can be challenging, and sometimes people need a little help getting on top of things.
We are committed to helping people on the journey to financial sustainability. Our staff have a tremendous amount of experience in helping people understanding their budgets. Please talk to our team about their best budgeting tips. They really enjoy helping our clients through their issues.
Additionally, there are several non-profit organisations that can help you with budgeting advice. They can work with you to help you understand your finances and get control over your expenses. We suggest looking at the information on the Citizens Advice Bureau website to start.
Financial Hardship Assistance
At Superloans, we know that sometimes things can happen which can impact your ability to make repayments. We can make allowances in situations of unforeseen hardship so that we can help you through it.
Personal hardship can take many forms. For example, you may suffer hardship when your job or income status changes. You may get injured or suffer an illness, or experience the end of a relationship which affects your financial situation. Often these are out of your control and can’t be predicted.
The sooner you contact us and apply for hardship assistance, the more help we can be. If you think you won’t be able to make your regular repayment we’ll work with you to get the best solution.
There are several ways we can help you if your application is approved. We can:
The earlier you contact us, the more options we have to help.
There are some circumstances where your Hardship application may not be approved.
If you have:
Feedback
If you’d like to contact us to tell us about something - good or bad - that you experienced with our staff or services, then we want to hear from you.
We take any and all feedback on board so please get in touch. We’ll make sure your message gets to the right person.
You can contact us by:
We take complaints seriously
If you have a complaint to report, in the first instance please contact the Superloans branch where you took out your loan and talk it through with the manager. The manager will investigate the issue and deal with you directly to try to resolve the issue raised.
If we’re unable to resolve your issue at the branch
If you can’t reach a resolution with the manager you can contact Financial Dispute Resolution Service (FDRS) and they'll assist you with a resolution.
Financial Dispute Resolution Service
0508 337 337
Find out more about How to make a complaint with FDRS.
Superloans is a financial service provider that's registered with the New Zealand Government (FSP94021).