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CBA Issues a Backgrounder on Rates

CBA Further to the theme of yesterday’s story, the Canadian Bankers Association has posted a new article explaining how banks set interest rates. Article Link

In sum, the CBA says:  “While the Bank of Canada rate does influence the pricing of very short-term commercial credit, the Bank of Canada does not set the interest rates that consumers…pay on their loans (and mortgages).”

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Robert McLister is one of Canada’s best-known mortgage experts. A mortgage columnist for The Globe and Mail, interest rate analyst and editor of MortgageLogic.news, Rob has been covering Canada's mortgage market since 2007.

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