CMHC revises mortgage program due to COVID-19
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CMHC revises mortgage program due to COVID-19

CMHC revises mortgage program – The Government of Canada is expanding its revised Insured Mortgage Purchase Program (IMPP) to further bolster the financial system and the Canadian economy. This expansion is part of a suite of measures passed in the Emergency Response Act. As a result of additional authorities granted by the Minister of Finance,…

Clients could face credit score hit with deferred payments
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Clients could face credit score hit with deferred payments

Clients could face credit score hit with deferred payments – Some Clients of the big banks couldn’t get answers about mortgage deferrals over the last few days. The reason being is eligibility requirements are changing by the hour. However the banks and trying hard to keep up with all requests. The big bank call centers…

Think twice before borrowing against your home equity
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Think twice before borrowing against your home equity

An estimated three million Canadians have one, and they have emerged as the single largest contributor to the growth of household debt in Canada. Yet many consumers do not appear to fully understand how they work. No, we’re not talking about credit cards or car loans. We’re talking about home equity lines of credit or…

Essential finance tips for Canadians living in debt
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Essential finance tips for Canadians living in debt

Despite the fact that Canada’s household debt-to-income ratio has slightly decreased over the year (from 177.5% in the first quarter to 177.1% in the second) many still continue to struggle. Data shows that households are using a record 14.9% of their spending money to pay for debt obligations like the ever-growing cost of growing interest payments….