The “Big Five” Canadian banks include Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD Canada Trust), Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of Montreal and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC). Are there other viable options?
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Unlike the major banks and payday lenders in Canada, the alternative lending market is less directly regulated, and that can expose consumers to greater risks when borrowing, Lesley-Anne Scorgie writes.
