Mortgages in Canada can be a murky subject – one that we hope to shed some light on with a series of highly informational articles.
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Pattie Lovett-Reid: Let the borrowing begin – responsibly - CTV News + MORE Aug 24th
Pattie Lovett-Reid: Let the borrowing begin – responsibly CTV NewsCanadians with lowest credit scores led wave of pandemic credit card debt repayment Yahoo Canada FinanceThe pandemic has Canadians paying down non-mortgage debt at fastest pace since 1980s CBC.caCana.... More »
Weekly mortgage digest: Which big banks just dropped fixed rates? + MORE Jul 11th
After a spike in bond yields last week prompted some mortgage lenders to increase certain rates, fixed mortgage rates are again trending downward..... More »
How much credit card debt does the average Canadian have? + MORE Jan 18th
As the country re-opens after COVID-related restrictions, Canadians are faced with a worrying financial picture. Many have moved, others are looking to travel, and the cost of living is ballooning with unusual rates of inflation. Meanwhile, the Bank of Canada (BoC) rate hikes designed to curb these .... More »
Haventree Bank launches direct-to-consumer digital bank + MORE Jul 8th
The Schedule 1 bank is rolling out a new consumer deposit platform, marking a major move beyond broker-distributed mortgages and brokered deposits after more than three decades in the alternative lending space..... More »
What happens when a buyer backs out of a real estate deal? + MORE Sep 2nd
When it comes to backing out of a real estate deal, the law doesn’t tend to side with the dealbreaker, says Ron Butler, a veteran mortgage broker and one of the founders of Butler Mortgage in Toronto. If you’re the buyer, “You should find a way to complete the sale—beg, borrow, do whatever y.... More »
Insurance Premiums May Rise in 2019
– canadianmortgagetrends.com
OSFI is tightening mortgage lending again. But this time, it’ll be less impactful for consumers. The banking regulator issued its final Mortgage Insurer Capital Adequacy Test (MICAT) guideline last week. MICAT is the “framework for assessing the capital adequacy of mortgage insurance companies,” OSFI says, and it takes effect January 1, 2019. According to National […]
