8/8/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Michael Antczak
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TD, CIBC and BMO have led the way with their revised forecasts, with all now expecting the Bank of Canada to cut interest rates faster and deeper over the next 16 months. ... More

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  1/12/2024 | Posted in Interest Rates by Michael Antczak
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Nearly all of the country’s big banks slashed their advertised fixed mortgage rates this week, in some cases by as much as 70 basis points (or 0.70%). ... More

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  12/21/2023 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Michael Antczak
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Several of Canada’s big banks and numerous other lenders are offering a practical gift for borrowers this holiday season: lower mortgage rates. ... More

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  12/8/2023 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Housing Market by Michael Antczak
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Canada’s banking regulator today announced no change to the amount of capital banks must keep on hand to cover potential future losses. ... More

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  7/7/2023 | Posted in Interest Rates by Michael Antczak
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All six of Canada’s main commercial lenders now expect the Bank of Canada to raise interest rates next week after the country’s labor market tripled expectations in ... More

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  4/17/2020 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Michael Antczak
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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

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  4/5/2020 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Michael Antczak
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Bond yields and central bank rates have never been lower, but not all the savings are filtering down. ... More

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  4/4/2020 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Michael Antczak
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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 deepens, ... More

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  3/28/2020 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Housing Market by Michael Antczak
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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 job ... More

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  3/18/2020 | Posted in Mortgage News by Michael Antczak
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Canada’s largest banks are coordinating their approach to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak to protect their employees and customers. ... More

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  1/8/2020 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Michael Antczak
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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

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  12/14/2018 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Michael Antczak
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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 ... More

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  5/28/2018 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Michael Antczak
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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 Canadian ... More

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  5/9/2018 | Posted in Home Buyers by Michael Antczak
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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

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  5/1/2018 | Posted in Home Buyers by Michael Antczak
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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. ... More

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  4/27/2018 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Michael Antczak
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Two of Canada's biggest banks are raising their benchmark rates for five-year, fixed-rate mortgages. ... More

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  2/28/2018 | Posted in Financial Health by Michael Antczak
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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. ... More

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