Obtaining a mortgage or secured line of credit in Canada at the best rates is often a daunting task. We can help! Read the articles below for more info.
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Homebuyers to Face More Stringent Mortgage Stress Test After June 1
– canadianmortgagetrends.com
Canada’s banking regulator has proposed changes that would strengthen the stress test applied to uninsured mortgages.
The Latest in Mortgage News: OSFI to Re-launch Review of the Uninsured Stress Test
– canadianmortgagetrends.com
Canada’s bank regulator has announced it will restart a review of the stress test rate on uninsured mortgages. The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) said it will “resume its policy work on the minimum qualifying rate for uninsured mortgages by issuing a new consultation [Thursday] at noon (ET).” Uninsured mortgages (generally those with more than a 20% down payment) are currently stress-tested on the higher of the borrower’s contract rate plus 200 bps, or the benchmark rate, […]
