John Bolton started Squirrel Mortgages during the height of the 2008 global financial crisis with an aim to bring the process of buying your first home into the 21st century. Now, he's one of the largest operating mortgage brokers in the country and isn't slowing down anytime soon. He talks to Simon Pound about the state of New Zealand's big banks and why Squirrel is a smarter solution.

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