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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Scotiabank to buy small Dallas bank in mortgage-finance play + MORE May 30th
Scotiabank agreed to acquire Maple Financial Holdings Inc., which owns a small U.S. commercial bank, as the Canadian firm looks to expand its structured-finance business in the American mortgage industry. .... More »
Desjardins sees mortgage growth drive stronger first-quarter earnings + MORE May 15th
Residential mortgages now account for nearly two-thirds of Desjardins’ loan book, while impaired mortgage loans remained relatively stable despite ongoing economic uncertainty..... More »
Mortgage Expert alert: Why Canadian housing seems unaffordable in 2026: A 35-year real estate disconnect + MORE Jun 5th
The dream of home ownership in Canada appears distant in today’s mathematical reality. Housing costs account for nearly 30% of household income. Older generations survived 12–18% interest rates in the 1980s and early 1990s. At the time, home prices equaled two or three years of household income..... More »
TD launches agentic AI for mortgage and HELOC applications + MORE May 24th
The bank says its first autonomous AI model is already reducing parts of the pre-adjudication process from an average of 15 hours to less than three minutes..... More »
EQB mortgage book grows as credit recovery pushed into 2027 Jun 2nd
The bank reported continued growth in uninsured personal mortgages and insured multi-unit lending, but higher credit provisions and a softer housing market weighed on second-quarter earnings..... More »
HomeEquity Bank raises $200M through CHIP Mortgage Trust note sale
– canadianmortgagetrends.com
Oversubscribed issuance underscores investor demand for reverse mortgage-backed funding
