Mortgage Career: iA Financial Group + MORE Aug 11th

The growth of rate comparison sites over the last six years has paralleled the surge in online mortgage shopping. With the burgeoning demographic of web-savvy mortgage consumers comes greater demand for decision support tools. More than a few firms in our space are presently developing technology to help borrowers compare rates, costs, features and terms. The latest example comes from RateHub.ca, which just got a grant from the National Research Council of Canada’s Industrial Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP). RateHub will receive up to half a million dollars to develop personalized online product recommendations for its site users. (By the way, this funding is available to other industry participants as well, but the READ MORE

Company: iA Financial Group Position: Residential Mortgage Renewal Specialist Location: Toronto, Ontario Apply to: Click Here Residential Mortgage Renewal Specialist Company Overview iA Financial Group is the fourth largest life and health insurance company in Canada and offers a wide range of products for all stages of life and to meet the needs of clients across its vast sales network. Founded in 1892, iA Financial Group’s stability and solidity make it an employer of choice that invests in its employees and their development over the long term. With operations across Canada and in the United States, iA Financial Group and READ MORE

Company: Invis and Mortgage Intelligence Position: Mortgage Specialist Location: Mississauga, ON Apply to: hr@invismi.ca Mortgage Specialist Be Bold!  National brokerage firms Invis and Mortgage Intelligence are the professional home for mortgage brokers adhering to the highest industry standards. Our exceptional suite of bold resources help our brokers run their day-to-day businesses, earn more income, and offer the marketing and customer relationship management programs needed to build volume. Our exclusive and best-selling Partner Mortgage differentiates our brokers in today’s rapidly evolving marketplace. Our wide-ranging insurance programs go beyond creditor insurance to increase and diversify their income. Our national conference provides education READ MORE

Company: SafeBridge Financial Group Position: Underwriting Manager Location: Toronto, Ontario Apply to: Paula Needler at paula@safebridgefinancial.com Underwriting Manager SAFEBRIDGE Financial Group is a “Mortgage Centered Financial Planning” firm focused on meeting clients’ mortgage, insurance, and investment needs. We seek to build life-long partnerships with our clients and team in order to better help them achieve their short and long term financial goals. We currently have an opportunity to partner with an individual to help fill the role of our SafeBridge Underwriting Manager. This unique role has a primary focus to provide a true “Experience” level of service to our existing READ MORE

Amrita, Singh, 42, Toronto
Sometimes a brief moment in your life can change you forever. That moment happened for me in 1998. I’d been trying to make a living as a freelance video producer and had accumulated $8,000 in debt. I felt horrible and, struggling for a way out, found myself at the bank negotiating the consolidation of my personal debt into a single line of credit.
This was the moment I vowed to change my ways. So I set out to cut expenses and adopt a do-it-yourselfer attitude. The result? I cut $5,000 from my annual expenses without making a dent in my lifestyle.
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I wasn’t raised with poor money habits. My parents immigrated to Canada from India in the 1950s, with very little money in their pockets. They made every dollar count. My dad always had a full closet of good shoes, which he’d continually maintain, keeping them polished and repaired…