{
  "id": 95279,
  "title": "More people 'thinking twice' before borrowing for non-essentials - Centrix",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/more-people-thinking-twice-before-borrowing-for-non-essentials-centrix",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-03T17:13:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RNZ Business",
    "slug": "rnz-business",
    "url": "https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/875734/more-people-thinking-twice-before-borrowing-for-non-essentials-centrix"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Credit agency Centrix says 420,000 Kiwis are behind on payments - down from 432,000 in May - despite rising costs.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}