Wellington, Oct 8 NZPA - John Gray, the former accountant for National Finance 2000 Ltd, pleaded guilty in Auckland District Court to theft by a person in a special relationship and a charge of false accounting, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) said today.

Wellington, July 26 NZPA - Budget Loans Ltd has been pinged for misrepresenting its rights and charging fees to debtors in a loan book it purchased.

Wellington, Oct 23 NZPA - The Serious Fraud Office has laid charges against two men at Auckland District Court for their roles in a failed motor vehicle finance company.

Wellington, June 11 NZPA - The performance of auditors was not the key factor the "tsunami" of failures at more than 30 of the nation's finance companies, chartered accountants say.

Wellington, Nov 25 NZPA - Directors of failed vehicle hire-purchase finance company National Finance 2000 Ltd have been banned from acting as company directors.

Wellington, Oct 3 NZPA - The Companies Office is going after the directors of another failed finance company with the filing of criminal charges against three directors of National Finance 2000 Ltd today.