11/21/2022 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Anabela Serra
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At least two of Canada’s largest mortgage lenders allow borrowers to shift a portion of their interest costs onto the principal owed on their mortgages, helping them cope ... More

9/25/2022 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Anabela Serra
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Over the past week, nearly all of Canada’s Big-6 banks have increased their shorter-term fixed mortgage rates.
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5/12/2022 | Posted in Interest Rates by Anabela Serra
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The Big 6 banks have raised their expectations for Bank of Canada rate hikes, with most expecting another 125 to 150 basis points in tightening by the end of the year.
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4/25/2022 | Posted in Interest Rates by Anabela Serra
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Most of the country's big banks are now advertising special-offer 5-year fixed rates above 4%.
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4/17/2020 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Anabela Serra
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Canadian banks processed more than 670,000 mortgage deferrals or skipped payments in the month since announcing a measure to help consumers weather the economic hit from the ... More

4/5/2020 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Anabela Serra
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Bond yields and central bank rates have never been lower, but not all the savings are filtering down.
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4/4/2020 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Anabela Serra
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Canada’s biggest banks have received nearly half a million requests from homeowners to hold off mortgage payments as the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic ... More

3/28/2020 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Housing Market by Anabela Serra
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Canada’s largest banks are fielding a deluge of requests to defer payments on mortgages as businesses suffer from efforts to curb the spread of the new coronavirus and ... More

3/18/2020 | Posted in Mortgage News by Anabela Serra
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Canada’s largest banks are coordinating their approach to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak to protect their employees and customers.
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1/8/2020 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Anabela Serra
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Royal Bank of Canada chief executive Dave McKay told a banking conference on Tuesday that the mortgage stress test has “generally been good ... More

12/14/2018 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Anabela Serra
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New B-20 rules have created an uneven playing field because stress tests don't apply to people renewing mortgages with their current lender
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5/28/2018 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Anabela Serra
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Canada’s big banks are locked in a competitive pricing war over variable-rate mortgages, but economic trends point to more interest rate hikes ahead — leaving ... More

5/9/2018 | Posted in Home Buyers by Anabela Serra
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The bar is now higher for homebuyers to qualify for mortgages in Canada after the central bank raised a key metric used in stress tests that determine borrowers’ ... More

5/1/2018 | Posted in Home Buyers by Anabela Serra
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The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce says it will raise its five-year fixed-rate mortgage rate Tuesday by 15 basis points.
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4/27/2018 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Anabela Serra
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Two of Canada's biggest banks are raising their benchmark rates for five-year, fixed-rate mortgages.
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2/28/2018 | Posted in Financial Health by Anabela Serra
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Evidence of mortgage fraud amid surging home prices and household debt has prompted S&P Global Ratings to lower a key risk metric for Canadian banks.
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