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What is the Difference Between Fixed and Variable Rate Loans?
– ratesupermarket.ca
It’s no secret that acquiring debt can cause grief and anxiety. But whether it’s for an unplanned financial emergency, an upcoming renovation or a needed major purchase, there are some situations when taking out a personal loan makes sense.
A personal loan can be easier to apply for in comparison to other types of financing such as credit cards, or a personal line of credit from your bank. There are also no restrictions in how you spend a personal loan.
However, borrowing money from a lender or bank means you’re legally committed to paying the money back within a certain time frame. So when applying, simply guessing if your budget can afford the timely payments is a bad idea.
First, you need to understand how interest rates will affect your payments, and you basically have two ways to go — fixed rates or variable rates.
Fixed-rate loan – the “set it and forget it” choice
With a fixed-rate loan, the loan rate and payment you make each month will stay constant for the term of your loan, no matter how much the market fluctuates…
Laurentian Bank’s review of problematic mortgages to finish in Q2
– canadianbusiness.com
MONTREAL _ Laurentian Bank expects to complete its review of problematic loans sold to an unnamed lender by the fiscal second quarter, and will fix or repurchase any remaining mortgages that failed to meet the proper criteria.
The Montreal-based lender _ which said late last year it discovered mortgages that did not meet documentation and eligibility requirements _ is implementing enhanced processes to avoid similar problems going forward, its chief executive said.
“We are increasing governance across the board,” Laurentian’s chief executive Francois Desjardins told a conference call discussing the bank’s fiscal first-quarter results on Wednesday.
“So that all new business is subject to enhanced quality control. So we will be paying more attention to the business overall, as loans renew and new business comes in.”
These stricter controls come after Laurentian said in December that an audit found mortgages sold to an unnamed third-party purchaser that did not meet documentation and eligibility requirements, and would need to repurchase as much as $304 million in mortgages…
The Montreal-based lender _ which said late last year it discovered mortgages that did not meet documentation and eligibility requirements _ is implementing enhanced processes to avoid similar problems going forward, its chief executive said.
“We are increasing governance across the board,” Laurentian’s chief executive Francois Desjardins told a conference call discussing the bank’s fiscal first-quarter results on Wednesday.
“So that all new business is subject to enhanced quality control. So we will be paying more attention to the business overall, as loans renew and new business comes in.”
These stricter controls come after Laurentian said in December that an audit found mortgages sold to an unnamed third-party purchaser that did not meet documentation and eligibility requirements, and would need to repurchase as much as $304 million in mortgages…
Laurentian Bank says it expects to finish its review of problematic loans sold to an unnamed lender by the fiscal second quarter, and will fix or repurchase any mortgages that failed to meet the proper criteria.
